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Acclaimed Business Success Coach John M. McKee to Deliver Keynote Address at the Project Management Institute Orange County Chapter's Annual Career Fair and Business Expo on July 8, 2008
Workplace Achievement Guru to Speak on 'Leadership' as It Pertains to Upward Career Mobility for Project Managers Across All Industries
| Source: Project Management Institute Orange County Chapter
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 20, 2008) - The Project Management Institute Orange
County, California Chapter (PMI-OC), a widely recognized volunteer
organization that promotes the development of project management as a
benefit across all industries, today announced that world class business
success and career coach John M. McKee, author of "Career Wisdom - 101
Proven Strategies to Ensure Workplace Success" and "21 Ways Women in
Management Shoot Themselves in the Foot," has been named to deliver the
keynote address at the chapter's Annual Career Fair and Business Expo
presented by Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ : CPWR ), to be held on July 8th,
2008 at the Wyndham Hotel, located at 3350 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa,
California 92626, with attendance anticipated in the hundreds.
This is PMI-OC's Third Annual Career Fair and Business Expo, at which
attendees may mingle with top executives to discuss career opportunities in
information technology, construction, healthcare, financial services and a
myriad of other cutting-edge industries. The highly anticipated industry
event reaches members and hiring managers at approximately 250 companies,
consistently drawing 200 to 300 attendees and 15 to 20 vendor sponsors. In
addition to McKee's keynote and socializing and career networking
opportunities, the event will feature breakout sessions covering "A Day in
the Life of a Project Manager" in various fields.
"Those attending McKee's address will benefit from his unique insights on
leadership as it specifically relates to fast tracking one's career in the
project management field, which is indelibly a topic of interest," said
Derek Barraza, chair of the PMI-OC's speaker committee. "Attendees will
leave this keynote address with a new perspective to help them deal more
effectively with, and ultimately capitalize on, the numerous demands,
challenges and 'hidden opportunities' faced in the work place every day.
This is among the many compelling reasons we selected McKee to deliver this
all-important keynote."
Widely regarded as one of America's leading career, business and executive
coaches, John M. McKee is an articulate and engaging speaker known for his
"workplace wisdom" on a litany of personal, career and work/life balance
issues. McKee's down-to-earth and energetic demeanor never fails to
resonate with audience members.
A 30-year veteran of corporate boardrooms and executive suites, including
tenure as a founding senior executive at The DIRECTV Group, Inc., McKee
has hired, promoted, laid-off and fired literally thousands of people,
allowing him to render career success advice in a way that's meaningful and
on point. Now as an industry leading "Business Success Coach," author and
motivational public speaker, McKee leverages this experience to provide
ambitious professionals at all levels of the corporate ladder with sound,
first-hand advice and direction to help them maximize their career
potential. His client roster includes industry leading companies across a
range of industries, including ESPN, Starz Media, Comcast Corp., NBC
Universal and Cablevision, as well as a litany of smaller and startup
organizations.
Considered a must read for aspiring junior to mid-level professionals,
McKee's "Career Wisdom - 101 Proven Strategies to Ensure Workplace Success"
(paperback, ISBN: 9781587368288, $12.95 U.S.) is an advice-oriented "how
to" manual for motivated professionals seeking to get ahead in business.
Written in a concise, easy-to-read style and tone, the practical insights,
advice and strategies imparted in this book can be digested quickly for
immediate application on the job -- and can be kept on hand as a quick
reference tool.
McKee's "21 Ways Women in Management Shoot Themselves in the Foot"
(paperback, ISBN: 1587366185, $15.95 U.S.) is also a tactical
advice-oriented business book that makes working women privy to 'Old Boy's
Club' secrets heretofore known to and leveraged by successful businessmen.
Also challenging commonly accepted notions of management behaviors, this
book is intended to help junior to senior level female professionals excel
in their careers.
Both books are available for purchase through local booksellers, leading
online book retailers such as www.Amazon.com and www.BarnesandNoble.com,
and from McKee's business sites www.BusinessWomanWeb.com and
www.JohnMMcKee.com.
Those interested may learn more about the PMI-OC's Annual Career Fair and
Business Expo online at
http://www.pmi-oc.org.
About the Project Management Institute Orange County Chapter (PMI-OC)
The PMI-OC is an award-winning chapter of the Project Management Institute
-- a not-for-profit professional organization with over 120,000 members and
over 250 components in 140 countries. PMI-OC provides a "network of
expertise" throughout Southern California, with nearly 1,700 members,
nearly 1,000 certified Project Management Professionals (PMP®), a network
of over 2,000 business professionals, and a corporate outreach program that
includes over 250 corporations doing billions of dollars of business in the
region. PMI-OC delivers value to stakeholders and the community at large
by promoting the development of project management as a benefit across all
industries. The PMI-OC provides services, tools and knowledge to project
sponsors, project managers, team members and the community at large, also
providing a forum for networking and opportunities for social interaction.
The chapter may be reached through its Web site located at
http://www.pmi-oc.org.
About Author John M. McKee
John M. McKee, author of "Career Wisdom - 101 Proven Strategies to Ensure
Workplace Success" and "21 Ways Women in Management Shoot Themselves in the
Foot," is the expert and visionary behind both BusinessSuccessCoach.net and
BusinessWomanWeb.com -- two online destinations for professionals, from
small- and large-business owners to entry-level managers to C-level
executives and everyone in between, who aspire to maximize their success in
the business world. A highly regarded expert source on a global level,
McKee serves as a regular editorial contributor with CNET's
TechRepublic.com, has been featured on Fores.com and has appeared on
leading national news programs, including ABC News This Morning and FOX
News, among others. Clients from over 40 countries have taken advantage of
services offered by his coaching practice BusinessSuccessCoach.net. For
more information on his publications, business success coaching and/or
public speaking services, please visit www.JohnMMcKee.com,
www.BusinessSuccessCoach.net or www.BusinessWomanWeb.com.
About Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation maximizes the value IT brings to the business by
helping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Compuware
solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the
performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and
govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and
employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973,
Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than
90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at
http://www.compuware.com/.
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