| 8-9 a.m.
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Breakfast
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| 9-9:15 a.m.
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Conference Kickoff
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Presented by: John Smaligo, Chair, Chapter Presidents Council
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| 9:15-10:15 a.m.
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Leading People, Not Just Projects: The CEO’s Guide to Person-Centered Leadership
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The ability to quickly build connection, repair conflict and spark motivation is essential for successful teams. In today’s diverse professional climate, it’s critical that high-impact leaders create mutually beneficial and synchronized relationships between staff, colleagues and members. In our keynote session, we will uncover the indisputable impact a person-centered approach has on leadership influence and team innovation, and which evidence-based practices are essential to improve employee and member outcomes.
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Presented by: Lisa Nordquist, CEC, ACC, CHWC, Founder, Grey Monkey Group LLC
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| 10:15-10:30 a.m.
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Break
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| 10:30-11:30 a.m.
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Leadership in Action: Elevating Your Chapter by Embracing Professional Growth
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Presented by: Dr. Mike Comer, The Hayes Group International
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Effective leadership starts from within. Self-awareness and self-reflection are essential traits of good leaders—but truly exceptional leaders inspire growth in others by first investing in themselves.
Learn practical strategies for personal and professional development that can elevate both your leadership and your chapter’s performance. Drawing on experience with over 130 companies, including many ABC chapters and ABC member companies, you’ll be equipped with tools to identify strengths, address development needs and build habits that lead to lasting leadership success.
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| 11:30-12:15 a.m.
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Chapter Job Description Project Update
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ABC National’s human resources department has engaged a project consultant to develop standardized job description templates as a resource for ABC chapters. This session will provide an update on this project and how it can help your chapter.
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Presented by: Presented by: DeAnna Thomas, Vice President, HR, ABC National and Tracie Pabst, HR Consultant
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| 12:15-1:15 a.m.
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Lunch
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| 1:30-2:30 p.m.
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Small Group Workshops
(limited seating; registration required)
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Understanding the Balance Scorecard and the Strategic Plan Chapter Performance Award
The monthly balanced scorecard shows how well a chapter is aligned with the association wide plan. Attend this session to understand the data behind the balanced scorecard and how this ties into the strategic plan chapter performance award.
Presented by: Mike Bellaman, President/CEO, ABC National and Members of the National Executive Committee
Financial and Board Engagement Best Practices Rollout From Chapter Development Committee
The chapter development committee will discuss their plan to roll out financial best practices and board engagement best practices to chapters. Attend this workshop to provide your feedback.
Presented by: Shandon Harbour, President/CEO, ABC San Diego and Greg Spenner, President/CEO, ABC Iowa
Tools for Tough Conversations: Improving Outcomes Through Effective Communication
Disconnected, disengaged teams yield lackluster outcomes, fail to innovate and produce turnover at a higher rate, hitting organizations with increased costs and negatively impact the bottom line, culture and leadership well-being. Complimentary to our keynote session, leaders will learn and practice effective interactive techniques to engage, strengthen and connect with team members with best practice tools that create rapport, repair conflict and begin conversations for growth and change.
Presented by: Lisa Nordquist, CEC, ACC, CHWC, Founder, Grey Monkey Group LLC
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| 2:45-3:45 a.m.
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Small Group Workshops
(limited seating; registration required)
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Magnetic Leadership
Attend this workshop to explore and breakdown a definition of leadership introduced by management consultant Alan Medville: “The authentic expression of who you are in such a way that creates the conditions for others to achieve.” Take part in a participative atmosphere that enables robust debate about what makes or does not make a great and “magnetic” leader.
Presented by: Presented by: Mike Bellaman, President/CEO, ABC National
Financial and Board Engagement Best Practices Rollout From Chapter Development Committee
The chapter development committee will discuss their plan to roll out financial best practices and board engagement best practices to chapters. Attend this workshop to provide your feedback.
Presented by: Shandon Harbour, President/CEO, ABC San Diego and Greg Spenner, President/CEO, ABC Iowa
Tools for Tough Conversations: Improving Outcomes Through Effective Communication
Disconnected, disengaged teams yield lackluster outcomes, fail to innovate and produce turnover at a higher rate, hitting organizations with increased costs and negatively impact the bottom line, culture and leadership well-being. Complimentary to our keynote session, leaders will learn and practice effective interactive techniques to engage, strengthen and connect with team members with best practice tools that create rapport, repair conflict and begin conversations for growth and change.
Presented by: Lisa Nordquist, CEC, ACC, CHWC, Founder, Grey Monkey Group LLC
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| 4-5 p.m.
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Networking Speed Dating
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| 6 p.m.
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Celebrate With Live Music, Dancing at Offsite Event
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Celebrate ABC’s 75th anniversary with your peers at Redneck Riveria Nashville, owned by country music singer-songwriter John Rich. The celebration will include a live band, line dancing and whiskey tasting.
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