PMI Houston Katy: "Risk & Resilience for Project Leaders — Decisions Under Pressure"
Pre-Dinner Presentation: Combining the Roles of Project Management and Organizational Change Management - the Joys and Challenges
Dr. Kris Lea provides expert organizational consulting, facilitation and training in a variety of industries and settings. She has extensive experience in Organization Development (OD); Organizational Change Management (OCM); Training & Development (T&D); and Project Management. Her firm, Lea Associates, Inc., provides opportunities to partner with clients across a spectrum of industries.
Kris received her Master of Science (MS) in OD from the University of San Francisco, CA; and earned a doctorate (PsyD) in OD from Alliant International University in Fresno, CA. She considers herself a scholar-practitioner with a focus on creating healthy organizations and projects.
Topic Synopsis:
The skills of both Project Management (PM) and Organizational Change Management (OCM) have never been so critical. Reaching business goals through solid Project Management, while understanding human systems, from an Organizational Change Management (OCM) perspective, is the key to getting your project’s return on investment.
In this interactive session, we will explore the dependencies of OCM and PM, with practical tips for those practitioners who have expertise in one or both to best complement each other.
Learning Objectives:
. Learn about the interdependencies of OCM and PM
· Understand how to build an OCM WBS that will align with the master schedule
· Minimize project delays with strong sponsorship & resource management
PDU Triangle:
1 Power Skill PDU
Dinner Presentation: Risk & Resilience for Project Leaders — Decisions Under Pressure
Rebekah Smith, known as The Crisis Commander, is a strategist and founder of Unshakable Direction, specializing in leadership performance under pressure. Her Momentum Shift Method blends physics-based principles with lived crisis experience to help leaders stabilize thinking, reduce rework, and turn disruption into direction. She teaches project managers how to lead with clarity, composure, and confidence in high-stakes environments.
Topic Synopsis:
Project disruption isn't the problem; it's the moment that demands clarity. This session equips project leaders with the Momentum Shift Method, a practical, PMI-aligned framework for staying composed, evaluating risks quickly, and making stabilizing decisions when conditions accelerate. Participants learn how to identify the real signal inside pressure, prevent reactive decisions, and maintain momentum when their teams need clarity most.
Learning Objectives:
The session, Risk & Resilience for Project Leaders, gives project managers practical tools to stay composed, evaluate risks quickly, and make strong decisions when everything accelerates at once. It aligns closely with PMI's focus on Power Skills, Business Acumen, and navigating complexity.
PDU Triangle:
1 Power Skill PDU
Event Information
| Event Date | 02-11-2026 5:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 02-11-2026 8:00 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 02-11-2026 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | 36 |
| Registered | 4 |
| Individual Price | $30 Members / $40 Guests |
| Location | Home2 Suites Katy |