Expand Perspective: The Human Advantage in Project Management
📅 Date: Nov 10, 2026
🕒 Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30pm EST
🌐 Venue: via Zoom
🎟 Registration: Open to members and the public for a fee
Speaker Bio:
Neil Gordon is a communication expert and the bestselling author of The Most Powerful Sentence of All Time: A Fable About Persuasion. He is a former editor at Dutton, now a division of Penguin Random House, where he worked with New York Times bestselling authors. His work has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Inc., Entrepreneur, NBC, and Fox. Gordon speaks on persuasive communication, elevator pitches, compelling presentations, keynote development, and building team buy-in. His recent presentations include “How to Present to Investors” for UCLA Anderson Executive MBA students and “How to Give an Elevator Pitch” at Scaling Up! in New York City. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Ithaca College.
Expand Perspective: The Human Advantage in Project Management
As AI becomes increasingly integrated into project management, project leaders must find ways to add value to their organizations. This means that those with the ability to apply judgment, make connections, and see beyond the immediate task will be best positioned moving forward.
In this practical session, communication expert and bestselling author Neil Gordon will explore the “Expand Perspective” element of the M.O.R.E. framework, helping project professionals step back from individual details and connect day-to-day project decisions to the broader reason behind an initiative.
Participants will leave with a practical approach for connecting project details to strategic intent, and ensure their unique value as projects evolve.
Learning Objectives:
1) Identify the core belief shift leaders need to relate a project or change initiative to the organization’s goals.
2) Draft a concise message for use in project kickoffs, sponsor updates, stakeholder meetings, or change rollouts.
3) Apply the message to multiple communication assets to ensure broader understanding and integration of the project
