Shirley Ellis, PMP
Principal Project Manager & CEO, Intentional Impact LLC
Session Details
Resilient Leadership in Action: Turning Project Challenges into Career Wins
As a mid-level project manager, you are not just managing tasks, you are navigating shifting priorities, demanding stakeholders, and high-pressure deadlines. This workshop delivers proven leadership insights and practical strategies to help you strengthen resilience, so you can keep projects on track, drive alignment, and deliver measurable results even in the face of challenges. You will leave equipped to transform obstacles into opportunities, elevate your leadership presence, and accelerate both project success and career growth.
Learning Objectives
1. Reframe Challenges: Turn obstacles into opportunities that keep projects moving.
2. Lead Under Pressure: Stay composed and credible in high stakes situations.
3. Align Expectations: Balance executive demands with project realities.
4. Accelerate Growth: Build leadership presence that advances both projects and your career.
About the Speaker
Shirley M. Ellis, PMPĀ® is a visionary Principal Project Manager with over a decade of proven experience leading complex, high-risk projects. She specializes in designing project frameworks that reduce organizational risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve cross-functional efficiency.
As the Founder and CEO of Intentional Impact LLC, Shirley helps organizations build confident leaders who inspire teams and improve performance. Through keynote speaking, workshops, 1:1 leadership coaching, and consulting, she transforms challenges into opportunities by equipping professionals with the confidence and resilience to thrive.
Her impact has been seen in how she helps leaders sharpen their project leadership skills while also strengthening their business acumen. Shirley empowers professionals to not only deliver successful projects but also to think strategically, communicate with influence, and position themselves as trusted leaders within their organizations, driving risk reduction, accelerating career growth, and improving overall team performance.
Across every platform, Shirley is committed to creating environments where others can thrive, grow, and achieve enduring success