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PMI Berlin/Brandenburg Local Group Round table

Dear (new) members of the Berlin/Brandenburg Local Group and anyone interested in project management in the Berlin area, we invite you to our monthly meetup!
We meet once a month at various locations in Berlin to exchange ideas, share experiences, and make new contacts in a relaxed atmosphere. It's an open meeting without presentations or a fixed program.

The meetup is ideal for anyone who wants to get to know us and the work of the PMI Berlin Local Group: You'll learn who we are, what we organize, and how you can get involved and actively participate.

Leadership – Cost and Resilience

Date: 18 November 2026

Time: 18:00 – 19:30 CET

Format: Online via Microsoft Teams

Language: English

PDU: 1 PDU available

Organized by: PMI Germany Chapter – Local Group Darmstadt

Contact: LGDarmstadt@pmi-gc.de

The Emotional Price of Leadership and How EQ Builds Sustainable Resilience

Leadership involves taking calculated risks, making tough calls, and absorbing high-stakes pressure—carrying a heavy personal and emotional toll. While organizations often focus strictly on technical and strategic deliverables, leaders frequently face the hidden "emotional cost" of leadership: burnout, isolation, empathy fatigue, and the strain of navigating crisis and change.

In this webinar, Klao Bell-Lewis, MA, PMP draws on her extensive 20-year career spanning strategic leadership, crisis communication, and project management in the financial and development sectors to explore the psychological realities of modern leadership. This session examines how high emotional intelligence (EQ) serves as the ultimate risk-management tool, helping leaders safeguard their well-being, navigate vulnerability, and lead with empathy without sacrificing strength or team trust.

Drawing from her global experience leading high-impact teams across complex sectors—including her roles as Head of Corporate Communications at the Caribbean Development Bank, Manager of Public Relations and Corporate Affairs at Scotiabank Jamaica, and Communication and Social Impact Manager at CEMEX Jamaica—Klao shares real-world insights on maintaining steady leadership presence during high-pressure disruptions.

Participants will discover why traditional leadership models that ignore emotional toll fail, how emotional intelligence creates sustainable resilience, and how leaders can protect their teams' morale while successfully steering through uncertainty.
What Participants Will Learn:

-Navigating the Emotional Toll of Leadership: Understand the psychological and emotional risks leaders face when absorbing stress, managing crises, and carrying organizational pressure.

-Leveraging EQ for Risk Management: Learn how high emotional intelligence improves decision-making under uncertainty by helping leaders read emotional currents within teams.

-Managing Empathy Burnout: Discover boundaries and self-care strategies to lead with high empathy without absorbing secondary trauma or burning out.

-Building Trust Through Vulnerability: Explore how acknowledging risks and emotional realities authentically builds psychological safety and stronger team loyalty.

-Fostering Emotional Resilience: Develop personal coping mechanisms and cognitive reframing techniques to bounce back from setbacks, failures, and high-pressure conflicts.

Value Participants Will Gain

Participants will leave with a practical roadmap for recognizing and managing the emotional cost of leadership. They will gain actionable EQ tools to strengthen personal resilience, prevent burnout, lead through crises with authenticity, and cultivate supportive, high-performing organizational cultures.

On Thursday, November 19^th, 2026, 6 PM we meet for our third “Stammtisch” in the “Lautrer Brauhaus” in Kaiserslautern.

Opportunity to network and if you have ideas or experiences around project management topics that you always wanted to present and discuss with friendly audience, bring them and we will organize.

First round is on us, after that everybody for themselves. Looking forward to seeing you in Kaiserslautern

Joerg & John

"Intro to Public Speaking: Taking Your First Step”

You are not sure if you should learn how to speak in front of people? You want to be more confident when speaking? You want to learn about tools to nail your professional presentation, any other speech and to become a better communicator? Then this is for you.

Speaker: David Davis, PMP, PMI-ACP, CBAP, CPMAI

Date: Monday, 23 November 2026

Time: 18:00–19:30 CET

Language: English Format: Online webinar

PDUs: 1.5

Who makes the decisions, and who gets the work done? Discover how RACI and DACI complement each other to clarify responsibilities, accelerate decision-making, and improve collaboration across project teams. Learn how to apply these frameworks to project delivery, operational transitions, and responsible AI governance.

This time, the focus is on sustainability. Together with Maria de Oca, Diletta Ciolina und Lukas Kratochvil, we'll discuss various aspects of sustainability and different perspectives on the topic.

You're warmly invited!

Diesmal geht es um Nachhaltigkeit. Gemeinsam Maria de Oca, Diletta Ciolina und Lukas Kratochvil werden wir verschiedene Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit und Perspektiven darauf erörtern.

Du bist herzlich eingeladen!

Title: Project Management Meets Continuous Improvement: Methods, Tools and Practical Lessons
Speaker: Norbert Schielow, Consultant for Change Management, Project Management and Business Improvement
Date: Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Time: 18:00 CET
Format: Online event
PDU: 2 PDUs
Organized by: PMI Germany Chapter – Local Group Darmstadt

Join Norbert Schielow for a practical introduction to continuous improvement designed specifically for project managers. Discover the key methodologies, understand how continuous improvement relates to project management, and explore useful tools for analysis and solution design.

The session is particularly suitable for project managers who are new to concepts such as PDCA, root cause analysis and value stream analysis.

From Vague to Voiced: Verbal Presence for Project Leaders

Three everyday habits that decide whether you are truly heard

You know your project inside and out, yet something gets lost when you speak. Presence rarely slips in the big moments. It slips in small phrases: the "just" that shrinks your contribution, the "um" that fills a pause, the update that opens with the problem. Over time, those habits decide whether people see you as someone reporting the work or someone leading it.

For any questions, please contact us at lgdarmstadt@pmi-gc.de.

Dear members,

We would like to celebrate the end of the year with you in a cozy and festive atmosphere! We cordially invite you to our year-end gathering at the Christmas market.

Let's reminisce about the year over mulled wine, punch, and Christmas treats, enjoy some good conversation, and strengthen our network. Whether you're a Christmas enthusiast or simply looking for a relaxing evening – there will be something for everyone!

For members only!