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Leadership Skills

What qualities make a great leader? Leaders set the standard: They set an example for others to follow, they broaden and elevate the interests of others, they generate awareness and acceptance of the purposes and mission of their organization and stir others to look beyond their own self-interest for the good of the group.

Solid leadership skills allow you to plan strategies, organize individuals, delegate responsibilities, motivate action, and build rapport with those you work alongside. Solid leaders start with strong and effective communications skills. The 2022 Partners in Progress Conference ensure you learn the communications skills required to lead by example, tackle difficult conversations, resolve conflicts productively and create an industry culture that will allow your union, your business, labor and management to build the future together.

General Session:

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  Lisa Bordeaux, A Mod Up Consulting

Breakout Sessions:

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  Candie Beane, Everyday Dynamix
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  Deirdre McCarthy Gallagher, JAMS Institute
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  D.J. Allen, Xs & Os of Success
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  D.J. Allen, Xs & Os of Success

Forecasting the Future

Forecasting construction and business trends is not something that can be done by merely gazing into a crystal ball, rather it takes in-depth research, observation and application and when done correctly it can prove invaluable to success of signatory contractors, local unions, the workforce and our industry. Tracking trends is a crucial way to be informed about our industry and understand technology, regulations and an evolving workforce and how that could impact the future.

The 2022 Partners in Progress Conference will help you gain insight into the current state of the construction industry and discover what the future holds in the areas of new technology, emerging markets and new recruitment technologies, allowing you to capitalize on new opportunities and develop smart strategic plans.

General Session:

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  Anirban Basu, MPP, MA, JD, Ph.D., Sage Policy Group, Inc.

Breakout Sessions:

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  Ian Warner, Trimble
  Jeff Perry, Dusty Robotics
  Ron McGuire, iTi
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  DeWayne Ables, Pioneer IQ
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  Lisa Bordeaux, A Mod Up Consulting
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  Vince Alvarado, SMART Local Union 49
  Ronda Gilliland-Lopez, Â鶹Èë¿Ú – New Mexico
  Tim Miller, SMART Local Union 33
  John Sindyla, Â鶹Èë¿Ú-Cleveland
  Bobby Ina, Metropolis Consulting, LLC

Best Practices

Best practices provide a roadmap to success and are an important part of making everything work smoothly and efficiently. Best practices continue to evolve as new and better solutions are found or result from better awareness, new technology, or simply different ways of looking at things. By learning about the best practices from across the industry, you can adapt and evolve your own areas practice to capitalize on others’ experience, their success and their failures in a way that makes your local industry stronger.

The 2022 Partners in Progress Conference will give you a roadmap to build the future together with best practices for meeting training needs of the future, for strengthening cooperation between labor and management, recruitment of qualified workers, and establishing indoor air quality.

General Session:

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  Ronald Bailey, NECA

Breakout Sessions:

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  Michael Harris, iTi
  Dan McCallum, iTi
  Darrell Garrison, iTi
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  Steve Langley, SMART Local Union 85
  Matt Terek, McKenney’s, Inc.
  Tim Miller, SMART Local Union 33
  Thomas E. Martin, T.H. Martin, Inc./Â鶹Èë¿Ú Vice President
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  Jon Croft, Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
  Lance Fout, SMART Local Union 435
  Darryl Esterline, SMART Local Union 20
  Chuck Graves, Graves Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
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  Matthew Sano, Fisher Balancing Company
  Jeremy Zeedyk, NEMIC
  Rallin Harris, Energy Balance and Integration

Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

Today’s workforce is more complex than ever, and forward-looking organizations are shifting their approach in an effort to better understand attitudes and values to create new, more relevant insights into workers’ needs and expectations, resulting in a stronger industry going forward. Employing a diverse workforce opens the door for the industry to experience innovation, market growth, and ultimately creates a culture that values thinking outside of the box to come up with creative, valuable solutions.

The 2022 Partners in Progress Conference will give you insight to working effectively cross culturally, utilizing coaching, mentoring and training skills to maximize the potential of the current and future workforce as well as support and empower your emerging leaders as we build the future together.

General Sessions:

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  Dushaw Hockett, SPACEs, Safe Places for the Advancement of Community and Equity
  Tim Carter, SMART Northwest Regional Council
  Julie Muller, Esq., Â鶹Èë¿Ú – Western Washington
  
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  Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
  

Breakout Sessions:

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  D.J. Allen, Xs & Os of Success
  
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  Don Riling, LeaderBuild Institute
  
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  Dushaw Hockett, SPACEs, Safe Places for the Advancement of Community and Equity
  
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  Kyle Tibbs, MPA, SHRM-CP, Â鶹Èë¿Ú St. Louis