Volunteering helps communities and organizations. But it also helps the volunteers who donate their time and skills. In a roundtable discussion, guests share how they started volunteering, how it has affected their careers and helped them grow as project professionals, the different ways they have taught project management skills to make initiatives run more efficiently and their advice to others looking to start their own community volunteering journey.
Our guests include Lebogang Ngoato, PMP, program manager, Absa Group, Johannesburg; Priya Patra, PMP, director, Capgemini, Mumbai, India; and Silvana Tovar, international trade coordinator, Kenvue, São Paulo.
Key themes
[01:52] Why start volunteering? Three professionals share their stories
[06:57] How volunteering can boost project professionals’ careers
[11:25] The value of sharing your project management skills
[14:07] How volunteering can help professionals upskill
[18:20] Keeping volunteers motivated to work on outside projects
[20:44] Advice for potential volunteers: share your knowledge, be honest about your availability and keep an open mind