BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69ea16b4a337e SUMMARY:Leadership CoP: Mindfulness\, Character Strengths & Appreciating St ress! DESCRIPTION:This CoP Meeting will be a Webinar. \; Webinar details will be emailed to registered attendees 3 days prior to the meeting. Contact c hair_leadership_cop@ncpmi.org \;with questions. Abstract: Join Ruth as she explores what mindfulness is - and isn't\; why mindfulness mat ters\; the simplicity of engaging our mindfulness\; and taking steps to ma ke stress our friend. Ruth will also integrate her core topics of Social Intelligence and Character Strengths into the discussion - so if you have taken your VIA survey bring your strengths ranking along! If you have not taken the assessment\, it takes about 15 minutes and you can take it free here: \;http://NCPMICS.pro.viasurvey.org. You will not be asked to sh are your profile\, only to use the results in the mindfulness practices!  \; Learning objectives for the program 1. Have short mindfulness practices in your pocket - whatever your learning style 2. Understand w hy mindfulness matters to project managers 3. Create a plan for stress r eduction breaks each day!  \; About the Speaker: Ruth brings ove r 25 years of experience in the field of project management in the domains of financial services\, state government\, education\, and non-profits. S he is also an experienced group coach\, author\, speaker\, and trainer. She holds the position of Product &\; Practice Development Consultant a t the VIA Institute Character Her core competencies are in bringing the research and practices of positive psychology - in particular\, character strengths - to the workplace through training and coaching. She loves to s hare the best evidence-based tools and methods with her followers. Ruth ha s spoken to more than 20\,000 people in more than 45 countries about the t opic of Social Intelligence for Project Leaders and loves to study charact er strengths use among project managers to better understand how they can grow in influence and success. Over the last few years\, mindfulness has b ecome an integral part of her speaking and writing as she advocates increa singly for mental health. She has attended the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Str ess Relief) program at Duke Integrative Medicine and the (MBSP) Mindfulnes s-Based Strengths Practice program at VIA\, which she will start teaching later this year. Her book \;Be a Project Motivator: Unlock the Secre ts of Strengths-Based Project Management \;was published in 2018.  \; DTSTART:20200409T220000Z DTEND:20200409T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260423T125516Z ORGANIZER;CN=PMI North Carolina Chapter:MAILTO:bounce@ncpmi.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR