Frank P. Saladis, PMP, President of Project Imaginers Inc. received the prestigious Person of the Year Award from PMI in 2006 for his contributions to the organization and to the practice of project management.

Mr. Saladis is a Consultant and Instructor within the project management profession and has over 30 years experience in the telecommunications and project management training environment. He is a senior consultant and trainer for the International Institute For Learning Inc. and has held the position of National Project Manager for AT&T Solutions Information Technology Services and was a member of Cisco Systems Professional Services Project Management Advocacy organization.

Mr. Saladis is the originator of the now globally celebrated International Project Management Day. 

He has written numerous leadership and project management related articles and has authored the following books:

• The Project Management Workbook and PMP ® / CAPM ® Exam Study Guide that supplements Dr. Harold Kerzner’s textbook – Project Management, A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling?, 9^th Edition published by John Wiley & Sons
• Positive Leadership in Project Management, published by IIL.
• Bringing the PMBOK to Life, published by John Wiley & Sons  
• Project Management Leadership with a View, published by John Wiley & Sons  
• Value Driven Project Management, published by John Wiley & Sons
• What Executives Need to Know About Project Management, published by John Wiley & Sons  
•  What Functional Managers Need to Know About Project Management , published by John Wiley & Sons

He is a member of the International Executive Guild and the NRCC Business Advisory Council. He has also held the position of Vice President of Education for the Global Communications Technology Specific Interest Group of PMI ® and holds a Masters Certificate in Commercial Project Management from the George Washington University. Mr. Saladis received the prestigious Lynn Stuckenbrook Person of the Year Award from the Project management Institute in 2006 for his contributions to the organization and to the practice of project management.

He is a Certified Project Management Professional and has been a featured presenter at the Project Management Institute ® Annual Symposiums, Project World, and Frontiers in Project Management. 

He is a past president for the New York City Chapter-PMI and a Past-President of the PMI ® Assembly of Chapter Presidents. Mr. Saladis is a Co-Publisher of ALLPM newsletter and a contributor to the ALLPM project management website.

Creative thinking is essential to any business! Relying on yesterday’s ideas, products and assumptions may prevent your organization from meeting the demands of today’s business environment and the future demands of a competitive world. Now you can learn proven creative thinking techniques to generate new ideas and get a blueprint for establishing a climate of innovation in this lively, interactive and hands-on seminar. You will discover new ways to break through mental barriers, ho-hum thinking and roadblocks—in order to improve performance, stimulate creative thinking and unleash the creative potential in yourself and your team.

Workshop Outline:

1. Introduction
   1. What makes a person creative?
   2. How can creativity and innovation improve project team performance?
   3. Unlocking the creative potential of your project team
2. Objectives of the Session
   1. Develop the ability to use creative thinking for effective problem solving
   2. Improve leadership effectiveness
   3. Improve communications skills
   4. Assure faster and more effective response to project issues

1. Course Topics

1. The project leadership challenge
   1. Leadership Situations 
   2. The importance of creativity and innovation
   3. Encouraging innovation
   4. Developing a creative team or work force
2. Present Mindedness
   1. The environment for creativity
   2. Unlocking your innovative talents
   3. The voice of judgment
3. Right Brain Thinking
   1. How to murder creativity
   2. Exercising your creative abilities
   3. A new method of risk identification
4. Developing solutions
   1. Old tools – new uses
   2. Understanding different communications styles
   3. The Six Thinking Hats
   4. Quantum Thinking
   5. Developing personal creativity
1. Creative Problem Solving and Issue Management

1. Using creativity and innovation for risk identification
2. Enhancing team performance
3. Developing an idea “treasure chest” and bright idea notebook
4. Team activities for problem solving through creativity and innovation
1. Closing
   1. Summary of key points, tools and techniques for creativity
   2. Connection to the PMBOK® Guide Knowledge areas
   3. Questions and discussion
   4. Recommendations for additional reading and reference