Description
Project and program managers today operate in environments characterized by shifting priorities, international cross-functional stakeholders, hybrid delivery models and increasing ambiguity. Traditional control-based approaches are often insufficient when challenges are adaptive rather than purely technical.
This session provides practical leadership tools for identifying adaptive challenges within projects and responding effectively. Participants will explore how to manage stakeholder dynamics, navigate resistance, support decision-making under uncertainty and maintain progress when the path forward is unclear.
Through real examples and structured frameworks, this session equips project professionals with immediately applicable leadership practices to enhance delivery effectiveness in complex international environments.
Learning Objectives
Participants will gain insights into the:
- Distinguish between technical and adaptive challenges within project and program environments and apply practical adaptive leadership behaviors to improve stakeholder engagement and team alignment.
- Strengthen decision-making and risk navigation capabilities in uncertain or rapidly changing contexts, with practical tips on handling international teams.
Biography: Giulia Morello
Giulia Morello is a transformation and PMO manager, leadership advisor, and international speaker with extensive experience in engineering and leading complex, cross-border initiatives. She has guided large-scale transformation programs, including organizational separations and mergers, operating at the intersection of strategy, governance, and delivery.
She combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery leadership, ensuring that initiatives translate into measurable business impact. Her career spans multi-stakeholder environments across industries, where she works both at the organizational and project level to navigate uncertainty, align diverse interests, manage risks and accelerate outcomes in complex and highly international environments.
Giulia collaborates closely with executives, project managers, and program leaders to strengthen leadership capability, enhance decision-making under pressure, and provide practical, field-tested solutions in complex and highly international environments.