Multi-Chapter | Leading Yourself First : A Power Skill for Every Project Professional

Leadership = Power Skills

Project Management professionals are trained to manage scope, schedule and stakeholders; rarely are they trained to protect their own capacity while doing it. This session reframes workplace strain as something shaped by the way work happens; unclear priorities, stakeholder pressure, and habits rather than a personal shortcoming or lack of resilience. Using a practical framework, whether leading a team or contributing as an individual; participants will learn to recognize strain early, communicate honestly about expectations, and respond to pressure without quietly absorbing all of it themselves. This session is about leading yourself first, so you can sustain high performance and your wellbeing. 

Learning Objectives 

Participants will be equiped with: 

  • Recognizing early signs of workplace strain, in themselves and their teams before it affects performance or wellbeing.  
  • Apply practical communication strategies to navigate shifting expectations.
  • Identify one personal or team practice to support healthier, more sustainable performance.

Speakers


Angel Burns, MBA, CSM, PMP

Angel Burns is a Senior Implementation Manager in the telecommunications industry where she leads large - scale project initiatives across complex, cross-functional environments. Prior to this role, she spent over a decade moving from General Manager of a multi-million dollar- retail operations to Supply Chain and Vendor Management. Here she led enterprise level projects for Fortune 100 clients and became known for her ability to manage high-stakes stakeholder relationships under pressure. The experience shaped the activities she does outside of her day-to-day work. She is the founder of Free True Workplace. Where she helps professionals and leaders recognize the everyday patterns that quietly erode performance and well-being. Angel holds an MBA, is a Certified Project Management Professional and Certified Scrum Master. She is also an active member of the Project Management Institute and Leadership Long Beach.

  

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This event may be canceled or postponed by the Chapter, though all efforts will be made to avoid doing so.  If canceled or postponed, notification will be made to all registrants via email.

 

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Information

Type of category: Public Events

Type of activity: Leadership = Power Skills

Date: December 15th, 2026

Hour: 6:00PM to 7:30PM

PDUs:1.5

Price

Members: $5.00

Non members: $10.00

Location

Virtual

Live Webinar