Leading with Purpose: Positive Power and Inspirational Influence - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Vijay K. Verma is an interna­tionally renowned speaker and author. He wrote a three­ volume series on the Human Aspects of Project Management published by the Project Man­agement Institute (PMI) - Organizing Projects for Success, Human Resource Skills for the ProjectManager, and Managing the Project Team - and a fourth book, The Art of Positive Politics: A Key to De­livering Successful Projects, published in June 2018 by Multi­Media Publications Inc. Vijay received the 2009 PMI Fellow Award (one of the highest and most prestigious awards presented by PMI), the 1999 PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award (for his book Managing the Project Team), andthe 1999 PMI Distinguished Contribution Award for sustained and significant contributions to the project management profession.Vijay has given many keynote presentations at various conferences. He has authored and presented many papers at national and international confer­ences on the Human Aspects of Project Management and Managing Cross­-Cultural Teams. He has presented several workshops on project management in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, South Africa, China, and India with participants from various industries. More than four thousand profes­sionals working in project management have attended his presentations to enhance their skills andconfidence in managing projects effectively.Mr. Verma worked for forty years at TRIUMF (TRI University Meson Facility), Canada National Research Laboratory. Here, he provided project man­agement services for projects varying in size, complexity, and diversity. Mr. Verma served as president of the West Coast BC Chapter (1988-1989). He is a professional engineer with an MSc in Electri­cal Engineering from DalTech, Halifax, and an MBA from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He lives in Vancouver with his wife, Shiksha, enjoying life with seven grandchildren.

Shiksha Verma is the cofounder, with her husband Vijay K. Verma, of Samanda Enterprises Inc., a company based in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada, primarily involved in project manage­ment and leadership training, and real estate development. She has been involved incharitable activities and community projects for many years.Shiksha holds a Bachelor's in Education and taught at a high school in India for many years. After marrying Vijay in 1976, she migrated to Canada and stayed home to raise three children. She supported Vijay in all his professional, teaching, and writing endeavors, giving him fresh ideas and helping him develop seminars and keynote presentations for project management conferences in the United States, Canada, Australia, and India.While collaborating with Vijay on this book, she was committed to adding value by ensuring that serious messages and results are delivered through easily remembered and sustained stories and examples. In this book, she included her common­ sense approach to lead with purpose, influence people, and create a compelling desire in them to expand their potential and meet their personal and organizational visions.Shiksha Verma is a proven natural project manager and thought-­provoking leader. Although she does not have formal designations in project manage­ment, she leads with management and leadership principles in everything she does, from real estate de­velopment to planning and organizing their children's weddings. She can identify risks and develop risk management strategies for small and large chal­lenges in life.Shiksha is driven by a belief in lifelong learning and everyone's ability to fulfill their potential and make positive life changes. She understands the im­portance of people feeling valued and engaged at work. She loves to help others change their people skills to produce big results.In the past ten years, Shiksha has developed a keen interest in exploring the role of spirituality in leadership. She firmly believes the spiritualitycomponent provides leaders with strong conviction, commitment, and empathy, which are necessary to lead purposefully and with people in mind. She believes in leading life with high moral values and de­veloping internal powers, whether to raise a family or lead a business organization.She lives in Vancouver with her husband, Vijay, enjoying life with seven grandchildren.