Lunch & Learn | The One Thing You Wish You Knew Sooner
Session Abstract
As project professionals, we spend a lot of time managing scope, risks, stakeholders, and outcomes. But there’s one factor that quietly shapes all of it: the impact we have on the people around us.
In this Lunch & Learn session, we’ll explore how your words, actions, and everyday presence influence trust, collaboration, and decision-making across teams and stakeholders. Through reflection, storytelling, and practical takeaways, you’ll learn how to recognize your influence in real time and use it more intentionally, whether you’re leading a meeting, navigating conflict, or building buy-in.
If you want stronger relationships, clearer communication, and more effective leadership on your projects, this session will give you a simple but powerful place to start.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will:
- Increase self-awareness of personal impact by identifying how their communication style and presence affect team dynamics and stakeholder reactions in day-to-day project interactions.
- Strengthen communication and relationship-building using practical strategies to build trust, improve collaboration, and create more productive conversations, especially in high-pressure moments.
Apply emotional intelligence to decision-making by recognizing emotional cues (in self and others) and using them to make more intentional, people-aware leadership choices.
Speaker Highlight
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleg-lougheed-6aa2a1b5/
Oleg Lougheed is a highly sought-after speaker and the founder of Moments Worth Remembering, who has turned some of his life's hardest moments into lessons and gifts to learn from. Inspired by John Kralik’s, "365 Thank Yous", he transformed a childhood marked by loss and separation into a mission to help others heal and see the good in every experience. Guided by gratitude, Oleg inspires audiences to forgive, connect, and appreciate the people who shape their lives. Whether through a heartfelt note, a genuine conversation, or an act of kindness, he continues to remind others that no matter how hard life gets, there’s always something to be grateful for. His work has been featured on TED, FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS stations across the country.
