Alamo PMI Virtual Monthly Meeting - August 25, 2026

Date:  August 25, 2026

Time:  6:00 – 8:00 PM (CST)

Format:  Virtual Meeting

Featured Speaker:

Jonathan Pride

Founder of Caterpillar Leadership Institute | 2024-2025 Obama USA Leader | DBJ 40 Under 40 | Former US Army Officer | Published Author of Caterpillars Don’t Fly

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-pride-831b3875/

Event Title:
The Storytelling Edge: How Leaders Win Hearts and Resources

Event Description:
Storytelling is a powerful leadership tool that helps project managers align stakeholders, secure sponsorship, and drive commitment to outcomes. This session will explore how clear, intentional narratives translate complex project goals into shared understanding, enabling leaders to communicate value, manage expectations, and build trust across diverse audiences.

Participants will learn why some project leaders accelerate adoption and decision-making through narrative clarity while others struggle with misalignment or message fatigue. Practical techniques will be shared to help attendees frame project purpose, articulate trade-offs and value delivery, and use storytelling to strengthen stakeholder engagement, change leadership, and project success.

Speaker Bio:
Jonathan Pride is the visionary behind the Caterpillar Leadership Institute™ and a respected leadership expert. A former U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer, he draws from a remarkable journey of resilience and transformation, as reflected in his acclaimed publication, Caterpillars Don’t Fly. Through The SOAR Mindset™, Jonathan empowers individuals to lead with purpose, confidence, and impact.

Website Link:
www.caterpillarleadership.org

PMI Alamo Chapter Virtual Lunch & Learn

Join the PMI Alamo Chapter for our Virtual Lunch & Learn series—interactive, one-hour sessions designed for project professionals. Each event features an industry speaker or facilitated discussion on relevant topics, followed by Q&A.

Learn, connect, and network with project managers from diverse industries and experience levels—all during your lunch hour. We welcome your feedback and are always seeking speakers for future Lunch & Learn and chapter events.

Date: September 9, 2026

Time: 12-1:00pm

Virtual Session

Fee: Free

Where Strategy Encounters Reality: Discipline for Strategic Execution

Date:  October 3, 2026

Time:  0800 - 1:30pm

Location: Endeavor's Center

Meal: Continental breakfast and Lunch is included. 

Description

The prior session on Strategic Portfolio Management explores the question: Which work matters most?

This workshop focuses on what happens after execution begins—when organizations struggle to maintain alignment, accountability, decision clarity, and coordinated movement under pressure. Together, participants will examine the more difficult operational question:

Why does the right work still fail to move?

The workshop is structured around three progressive waves of strategic drift:

• Wave 1: Where Execution Begins Losing Clarity
• Wave 2: Where Accountability Breaks Down
• Wave 3: Executive Discussions

Each wave combines facilitated table discussions, audience reflection, operational analysis, and candid conversations around the organizational challenges participants are currently navigating within their own environments.

The session focuses on how teams maintain alignment once ambiguity, competing direction, delivery pressure, and cross-functional friction begin impacting execution. Participants will leave with practical approaches for improving decision clarity, strengthening accountability across teams, surfacing tradeoffs earlier, and keeping work coordinated as conditions continue to evolve.

Duration

4.5 Hours

Talent Triangle

Power Skills / Business Acumen

Agenda

• Registration and Networking
• Workshop Introduction and Strategic Framing
• Wave 1: Where Execution Begins Losing Clarity
• Break and Networking
• Wave 2: Where Accountability Breaks Down
• Wave 3: Executive Discussions
• Lunch and Networking
• Strategic Outcomes and Adaptive Portfolios
• Final Reflection Activity
• Workshop Close

Learning Objectives

• Examine how ambiguity, competing priorities, and delivery pressure begin affecting execution once strategic work enters delivery.
• Evaluate how decision clarity, accountability, and ownership influence coordinated execution under pressure.
• Apply practical approaches for improving alignment, surfacing tradeoffs earlier, and strengthening accountability across teams.

Speaker Biography

Christopher D. Gentry is the Founder and Principal Consultant of StrategyPMO, specializing in strategic execution, portfolio governance, and enterprise transformation. With nearly 20 years of experience, he has supported Fortune 500 companies and state and federal government organizations through modernization, transformation, and complex cross-functional initiatives.

Christopher is a speaker, academic instructor, author, PMI PMP/CAPM Study Hall contributor, and former PMI chapter officer and board member.

ALAMO PMI JOB SEEKERS NETWORK 2026

Networking + Job Search Topics Discussion

Connect. Collaborate. Advance Your Career. 

Event Details

Date: Future Dates (Dates are subject to change): 

Feb – Mon, Feb 2
Mar – Mon, Mar 2
Apr – Mon, Apr 6
May – Mon, May 4
June – Mon, June 1
July – Mon, July 6
August – Mon, Aug 3
September – Mon, Sept 7
October – Mon, Oct 5

⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (CT)
Format: Virtual
Cost: Free (Open to Members and Guests)

Hosted by PMI Alamo Chapter Facilitator - Roy Ellis

About the Event

The Alamo PMI Job Seekers Network invites you to a supportive and interactive networking session tailored for professionals navigating their career journey. This event brings together job seekers, career changers, and project professionals for discussion, community building, and shared insight.

Whether you are actively searching, planning a transition, or exploring new opportunities, this session provides connection, resources, and strategies for success in today’s job market.

Discussion Topics

• Job search strategy best practices
• Resume and LinkedIn optimization
• Interview preparation tips
• Industry trends and employer expectations
• Networking for career growth

Who Should Attend

✔ Project Management professionals exploring opportunities
✔ Individuals in transition or career growth mode
✔ Members & non-members seeking support and connection

PMI Alamo Chapter Virtual Lunch & Learn

Join the PMI Alamo Chapter for our Virtual Lunch & Learn series—interactive, one-hour sessions designed for project professionals. Each event features an industry speaker or facilitated discussion on relevant topics, followed by Q&A.

Learn, connect, and network with project managers from diverse industries and experience levels—all during your lunch hour. We welcome your feedback and are always seeking speakers for future Lunch & Learn and chapter events.

Date:  Oct 14, 2026

Time:  12-1:00pm

Virtual Session

Fee:  Free

PMI Alamo Chapter Virtual Lunch & Learn

Join the PMI Alamo Chapter for our Virtual Lunch & Learn series—interactive, one-hour sessions designed for project professionals. Each event features an industry speaker or facilitated discussion on relevant topics, followed by Q&A.

Learn, connect, and network with project managers from diverse industries and experience levels—all during your lunch hour. We welcome your feedback and are always seeking speakers for future Lunch & Learn and chapter events.

Date:  Nov 102026

Time:  12-1:00pm

Virtual Session

Fee:  Free

PDU: 1