Overview:

Self-awareness is often described as an essential leadership skill, but awareness alone does not change how we lead. The real challenge is turning what we notice about our emotions, assumptions, and reactions into more intentional choices and effective action. In this interactive session, David Charles introduces the RISE Method: Reflect, Integrate, Set, Execute, a practical framework that helps project leaders use self-awareness to navigate uncertainty, respond more effectively under pressure, and translate reflection into results.

Learning Objective:

• Reflect on how emotions, assumptions, and reactions shape how they interpret what is happening.
• Integrate emotion as useful information by labeling, normalizing, reframing, and redirecting what they are experiencing.
• Set an intentional direction rooted in what matters most and the outcome they want to create.
• Execute a small, repeatable action that translates insight and intention into progress.

Dr. Charles is a seasoned business strategist, educator, and executive coach that specializes in helping leaders think deeply and lead wisely in an increasingly complex and technology-driven world. He has held senior leadership roles at CVS Health and John Deere, led large-scale analytics and innovation projects, and developed training programs to build resilience, strengthen adaptability, and develop a future-focused mindset. He currently is a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign teaching at the Gies College of Business and the School of Information Sciences.

Meet our Speaker:

David holds an Ed.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California, an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a B.S. in Management Information Systems from the University of Connecticut. In addition, he also holds certifications from the International Coaching Federation, the NeuroLeadership Institute, and Korn Ferry in leadership coaching and is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

We look forward to seeing you at our virtual event on September 1st^.      

Event Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2026

Location: Online (link to be emailed to attendees prior to the event)

Agenda:

• 12:00 pm    Speaker presentation
• 1:00 pm      End of session

Fees:

• $10 for Pre-Registered PMI Manitoba Members and Students
• $35+GST for Pre-Registered Non-Members

Event Info:  

• Registration closes Tuesday, August 31, 2026, at 5:00 pm 
• Event attendance is worth one (1) Ways of Working Professional Development Unit (PDU) 
• No refunds. Substitutions permitted providing the substitute is eligible for the same price.

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• This event, Director of Monthly Programs -monthlyprograms@pmimanitoba.org
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