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When it comes to project and program management, what truly propels organizational success? What preconceived notions of personal and professional achievement must be challenged, reconstructed and implemented in order for individuals and organizations to reach their goals?

At Project Management Institutes PMI Global Congress 2012 North America, world-renowned author, consultant and speaker Marcus Buckingham will provide attendees with insight on how they can harness and apply their unique workplace strengths, and how those strengths can translate into long-term success for them and for their organizations. His presentation will draw on his career as a senior researcher for Gallup Organization, where he has spent two decades collecting and analyzing data and delivering results that redefine the true drivers of achievement. It will also highlight the findings of his latest project, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal bestseller StandOut. StandOut delivers practical innovations that fit individual strengths and provides managers with quick insights on how to get the best from each member of their team.

Marcus Buckinghams insight into workplace strengths, how to maximize them and the crucial differences between leadership and management are unmatched, said Mark A. Langley, President and CEO of PMI. His presentation will give attendees a new perspective on how to fulfill the quest for long-lasting achievement not just in the workplace, but in all walks of life.

In addition to StandOut, Buckinghams work includes four best-selling books: First, Break All the Rules (coauthored with Curt Coffman; Simon & Schuster, 1999); Now, Discover Your Strengths (coauthored with Donald O. Clifton; The Free Press, 2001); The One Thing You Need to Know (The Free Press, 2005); and Go Put Your Strengths To Work (The Free Press, 2007).

In his role as an author, independent consultant and speaker, Mr. Buckingham has been the subject of in-depth profiles in The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on numerous television programs, including The Today Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and is routinely lauded by such corporations as Toyota, Coca-Cola, Master Foods, Wells Fargo, Microsoft and Disney as an invaluable resource in informing, challenging, mentoring and inspiring people to find their strengths and sustain long-lasting personal success.

About PMI Global Congress 2012North America

PMIs Global Congress is the worlds premier project management educational and networking event, providing a forum in which practitioners and professionals can network, further their skills and learn how their projects fit within the context of world and economic affairs. The PMI Global Congress 2012North America will be held from 2023 October 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada. To register, visit http://congresses.pmi.org/NorthAmerica2012/Registration/. Start networking early on LinkedIn by joining PMI Global CongressNorth America and on Twitter @PMICongress.

About Project Management Institute (PMI)

PMI is the worlds largest project management member association, representing more than 600,000 practitioners in more than 185 countries. As a global thought leader and knowledge resource, PMI advances the profession through its global standards and credentials, collaborative chapters and virtual communities and academic research. When organizations invest in project management, supported by PMI, executives have confidence that their important initiatives will deliver expected results, greater business value and competitive advantage. Visit us at http://www.PMI.org, http://www.facebook.com/PMInstitute and on Twitter @PMInstitute.

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World-Renowned Author, Consultant Marcus Buckingham to Keynote PMI® Global Congress 2012—North America