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Jaclyn Gole

Sr. Project Manager, Marketing & Analytics
IBM
Jaclyn Gole

Getting the Most Out of S.M.A.R.T. Goals

About the Presentation

We’ve all heard of S.M.A.R.T goals, but are they worth all the hype? This presentation will give a fresh perspective on S.M.A.R.T. goals and why each step of the acronym is important, valuable, and effective. The presentation will also cover the psychology of motivation and how to effectively utilize motivating factors into your goal setting. 

Key Takeaways

  • What are S.M.A.R.T goals? 
  • Why are they necessary? 
  • Why is each attribute important? 
  • Learn how to make the most of motivation. 

Resource & Dependency Management

About the Presentation

This will be a comprehensive presentation covering the essentials of resource and dependency management for project managers and leaders, and decision-making and prioritization techniques to navigate decisions and choices necessary for optimal management in any situation. 

Key Takeaways

  • What is resource management? 
  • What is dependency management? 
  • Learn to gauge opportunity cost. 
  • Learn prioritization techniques. 

About Jaclyn Gole

Jacolyn Gole is a leader in project management and software development lifecycle across global engineering teams and applications. She grew up in the NYC area and graduated from Binghamton University with a mathematics degree. Jaclyn began her career at RBC Capital Markets and earned her Series 7 license. She was always interested in technology and passionate about creating efficient processes and applications for Investment Banking business partners and rotated through several positions. Jaclyn joined IBM in March 2021 managing teams and web applications in Marketing Technology. Outside of work, Jaclyn loves travel, wine tasting and all styles of dance. 

A Burst of Possibility with Benjamin Zander at the Piano

Jaclyn Gole

Conductor & Founder
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra & Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Jaclyn Gole

About the Presentation

Benjamin Zander, Conductor of The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra & The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and co-author of The Art of Possibility takes an audience on a journey that opens a new perspective on life – everything! Leadership, teamwork, creativity, partnership, music, and love. An intimate experience that causes a radical shift in perception. 

Key Takeaways

  • “If you want to liberate your soul listen to Zander’s Mahler. If you want to take your leadership skills to the next level study the Art of Possibility… Ben explodes traditional leadership thinking and takes leadership out of the closet. He blows the door WITH its hinges off that closet, and you can never go back after working with Ben… I have seen Ben Zander’s teaching transform entire teams through Possibility in ways that are nothing short of magical with results that are nothing short of exemplary. He is a catalyst for Excellence.” – Roseanna DeMaria, First Vice President Leadership & Performance at Merrill Lynch 

About Benjamin Zander

Benjamin Zander is the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. He is also a guest conductor with orchestras around the world and is a three-time Grammy nominee. For the past 50 years, Zander has occupied a unique place as a master teacher, deeply insightful and probing interpreter, and as a profound source of inspiration for audiences, students, professional musicians, corporate leaders, and politicians around the world. He has persistently engaged well-informed musical and public intellectuals in a quest for insight and understanding into the western musical canon and the underlying spiritual, social, and political issues that inspired its creation.  

His performances have inspired thousands of musicians, renewed their sense of idealism, and shed fresh, insightful, and sometimes provocative light on the interpretation of the central symphonic repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries. Critics and the public have been united in their praise of Zander’s interpretations of the central repertory.  

Zander enjoys an international career as a speaker on leadership, with several keynote speeches at the Davos World Economic Forum, where he was presented with the Crystal Award for “Outstanding Contributions in the Arts and International Relations.” The best-selling book, The Art of Possibility, co-authored with leading psychotherapist Rosamund Zander, has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2019, Zander was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ABSA Achievement Awards in Johannesburg in recognition of his contributions in the spheres of Music, Culture and Leadership. This is the first time that the award has been given to a non-South African. Previous recipients of the Award include Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu. Zander’s TED talk on The Transformative Power of Classical Music has been seen by over 21 million people.