Wall And Ceiling Alliance Events Newswire

SprayFoam Show 2022 Convention & Expo 2/28/2022 - 3/3/2022

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:53:44 GMT

UPDATE 1-4-2022: SprayFoam 2022 will take place, as planned, as an in-person event. Any changes to the status of SprayFoam 2022 will be immediately updated on their convention website. This event will follow all city, state and venue regulations regarding COVID-19 safeguards as described in SPFA’s Duty of Care Notice. For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 safeguards at the convention site and City of San Antonio, click HERE and check the tabs at the top of the page.

The Sprayfoam Show 2022 is the largest annual convention and trade show dedicated to Spray Polyurethane Foam in the United States. Bringing together the industry’s value-chain leaders in insulation, roofing, specialty applications, and related equipment, the event will span four full days and include educational sessions, a 60,000-square-foot exposition hall, professional certification programs, the annual Industry Excellence Awards luncheon ceremony, annual Golf Tournament, VIP events, and an entertainment-filled Close-Out Event Reception and networking event. The Convention & Expo is expected to draw approximately 1,400 attendees from all regions of the United States and abroad. The sprayfoam industry grows domestically and internationally every year, this is the go-to event for the innovative, entrepreneurial, worldwide sprayfoam professional community.

Sprayfoam Show is hosted by the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA), the educational and technical voice of the Spray Polyurethane Foam industry whose members include contractors, manufacturers and distributors of SPF, professional SPF consultants, related equipment, protective coatings, inspections, surface preparations and other services.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.sprayfoam.org

Public Speaking Mastery: In-Person, 2-Day Course 2/28/2022 8:30 AM - 3/1/2022 4:30 PM

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:55:46 GMT

Dale Carnegie wrote the book on public speaking, with techniques that turned nervous beginners into confident professionals who communicate with assuredness. Now you and your colleagues can tap into those techniques designed specifically for people with little or no public speaking experience. You’ll start with the basics like getting to know your audience and planning your speeches; then you’ll be ready to stand and deliver, using your voice, gestures, and ideas to create impactful presentations.

What You’ll Learn

Using a fail-proof outline, you’ll learn to research and organize your presentations. Practice speaking with conviction and confidence, using voice techniques and gestures for impact. Discover methods for handling hecklers and navigating Q&As with ease.

Why you want to learn it

Public speaking ability is a key ingredient to success in any profession. This course is an odyssey of self-improvement. Through video, you will witness your nervousness melt away while watching yourself progress from a novice to a polished and confident communicator!

How it will help you

Through personal direction, you’ll not only master skills, you’ll discover and refine your presentation style. You’ll even be able to watch this style develop through videotapes of your presentations. And the videotape is yours to keep and use when you find yourself in need of a refresher course!

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.dalecarnegie.com

FMI Emerging Managers Institute: 4 Day, In Person & Virtual Training 3/1/2022 - 3/3/2022

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:07:23 GMT

Engineering and construction talent is in short supply. If you’re not investing in training your emerging leaders, your company’s future is at risk.

Just being a technically skilled builder is not enough in today’s competitive construction market. You need to provide training to develop management, leadership and business skills for your emerging leaders.

In our three-day, interactive and engaging program, you’ll:

Identify your communications style and discover practical skills for dealing with different types of individuals.
Learn the difference between leadership and management.
Understand how to create a culture of accountability, gain respect and develop your team to achieve superior performance.
Build productive, long-term client relationships with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction that will help turn your clients into advocates for your company.
Learn new behaviors to improve your time-mastery skills and your personal productivity.
Create your individual action plan that you can track and monitor over time to ensure lasting benefits from attending this program.

Who Should Attend

Emerging Managers Institute is designed for new managers or those identified as having supervisory responsibilities in the future.

Examples include:

New or potential managers
Departmental managers
Project managers
Assistant project managers
Project engineers
Estimators
Field leaders/foremen/superintendents

Benefits

Develop the next generation of leaders and create paths to career advancement.
Build business management skills to strengthen your overall project delivery.
Participants can earn continuing education credit.
Course is designed with industry needs and challenges first and taught by consultants with decades of real-world experience.

Virtual Option

For those who can't attend in person, we offer a live virtual version of the Emerging Managers Institute. We teach this course during half-day online sessions taught by our team of experts. You can reduce travel and keep your managers on the job while getting them the training they need to develop their skills. Contact us for more details.

WACA has partnered with FMI to offer their Professional Leadership Education Training at a discount rate to WACA members. FMI provides a variety of professional development programs from project management, leadership, and executive-level development. And now WACA members can get a significant discount on the educational programs for both in-person and onsite courses. This partnership is available exclusive to WACA members. To obtain the member discount code to receive the discount, contact Maria Carlomagno at maria@wallandceiling.org.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit FMI's website: www.fmicorp.com

Leadership Training for Managers: In-Person, 3-Day Event 3/2/2022 8:30 AM - 3/4/2022 4:30 PM

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:44:32 GMT

Today, more than ever, shaping how an organization ticks and how employees function within are top priorities. Through this program, your management team will morph from managers of yesterday’s modes, to leaders who inspire, energize and innovate to meet tomorrow’s challenges.

What You’ll Learn

Discover the 5 Drivers of Leadership Success and master an 8-Step Planning process that enables you to define and align performance goals. Learn to recognize the potential in others and effective coaching techniques to help them realize their goals. Explore processes for driving innovation and delegating to match talent to task.

Why you want to learn it

Leaders who demonstrate certain principles create an environment where employees are motivated, not forced, to bring their best to work. Certain principles strengthen teamwork and trust, leading to a more cohesive, creative and constructive workforce. You’ll gain the skills to motivate teams, and what can be more valuable than that?

How it will help you

You will maximize your own performance, become a stronger leader, and add more value to the organization. Become a champion leader who strategically aligns organizational objectives with individual development goals so that both roads lead to breakthrough performance.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.dalecarnegie.com

Simple Tips to Increase Your Bond Capacity - Lunch & Learn 3/3/2022 12:00 Noon - 3/3/2022 1:00 PM

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 19:05:05 GMT

This presentation will be to help explain the surety product and to simplify what it takes to get set up or compare your bonding program to showcase your company in the best light possible. Many sureties and brokers over-complicate what it takes and the information needed, when in reality – it’s not that complicated. You will leave this session knowing exactly what sureties care most about when deriving your limits and rates and things that you can do to help increase and improve those items to help your business grow your bonding capabilities.

Presented by Chad Rice and lunch provided by Federated Insurance.

About the Presenter

Chad M. Rice is the Surety Marketing Specialist for Federated/Granite Re and handles all of contract bonding needs for Federated’s clients and prospects on the West Coast. Chad began at Federated in 2010 and has held roles in both Marketing & Marketing Management.

Chad is a graduate from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, with a B.A. in Economics and Business in May, 2007. Upon graduation, he was drafted and played professional baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Organization. During that time, Chad went on to teach and mentor young students all around the area through private baseball lessons. Before his career with Federated, he was a Licensed Banker for Wachovia Bank/Wells Fargo.

For questions, please contact Katie Carbone at kcarbone@srbx.org or 916.465.8346

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.cief/events/

Workplace Violence Prevention - 2 Hr Webinar 3/3/2022 2:30 PM - 3/3/2022 4:30 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:07:19 GMT

This presentation will address the employer and worker's role in preventing workplace violence.

What You Will Learn

Understand what Workplace Violence is
Understand the employer's Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) requirement for preventing incidents of Workplace Violence
Identify worker behavior that may lead to incidents of workplace violence
How to effectively communicate to the employer outside work issues that may result in worksite incidents

Target Audience

Supervisory and field staff

Instructor

Juan Calderon, CalOSHA DIR

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

COVID-19 in the Workplace: Recent Developments and Compliance Challenges - Session 24, 1 Hr Webinar 3/4/2022 8:30 AM - 3/4/2022 9:30 AM

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:55:39 GMT

We are officially two years into the pandemic and it's clear that COVID-19 is not going away and will continue to dominate employment and labor law issues for the foreseeable future. The American workplace has become the first frontier as the pandemic creates new legal issues – seemingly every day.

In response to the many questions that business leaders, human resources professionals, and in-house counsel have about facing these new legal challenges, Littler's Sacramento office created the “First Friday" webinar series. Every month since April 2020, on the first Friday of every month, we gather (an average of 1,500 attendees have tuned in month over month since we started the series) to talk about what has happened in COVID employment law in the last 30 days.

Bruce Sarchet and Devjani Mishra will kick things off and go over the most up to date COVID information and as we've done previously, while the presentation is going on, Nick McKinney will be in the background answering questions as they pop up. As we've done the last couple of months, we will also be joined by a guest speaker who will cover a special topic as it pertains to COVID. This month, we will be joined by Shannon Meade, Executive Director of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, who will provide COVID updates specific to Washington, D.C.

Please plan to join us every month for this popular series – offering practical suggestions and Littler's best strategic thinking for responding to the COVID employment law challenges we all face. Following our session on March 4, our next session will take place on April 1. Invitations to future sessions will be sent as dates draw closer.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit Littler's website: www.littler.com

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FMI Leadership Institute: 4 Day, In Person Training 3/7/2022 - 3/10/2022

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:38:11 GMT

Gain insights into your personal leadership style during our engaging, four-day Leadership Institute. You will discover how your style affects others throughout the organization with interactive discussions and feedback from fellow attendees and staff. You will learn how to reach your leadership peak potential and leverage your abilities for maximum effectiveness.

For the past 25 years, FMI has been developing industry leaders for the built environment. With a network of 10,000 alumni and more than 900 organizations across the industry, the Leadership Institute provides a world-class experience for individual growth and peer learning.

Come join us as we endeavor to build a better future for the built environment by developing exceptional leaders, one at a time.

Who Should Attend

Contractors and Subcontractors

Architects, Engineers and Owners

CEOs, COOs and CFOs

Vice Presidents

Regional Managers

Operations Managers

Human Resource Managers

Equipment Managers

Project Managers

Superintendents

Anyone interested in personal leadership growth

Benefits

Organizational

Lower business risk by building a deep pipeline of strong leaders.

Enhance organizational ability to execute strategic growth initiatives.

Increase employee engagement and organizational loyalty.

Improve your leaders’ abilities to step into roles of greater responsibility.

Equip your organization with talent to make the best strategic shifts in a changing economy.

Individual

Learn how to achieve your peak potential as a leader.

Gain a better understanding of leadership strengths and opportunities for growth through personal assessments.

Obtain a clearer understanding of your leadership effectiveness through coaching and feedback.

Discover specific ways to improve your leadership performance.

Receive a certificate of completion for continuing education credits to advance your professional development.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit FMI's website: www.fmicorp.com

Risk Taking and Decision Making: A Virtual Course 3/8/2022 2:30 PM - 3/8/2022 4:30 PM

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:44:23 GMT

Most people agree that they could stand to take more risks in work and life. Of course, doing so in a thoughtful and calculated way is the key because it reduces the likelihood of getting harmed. This workshop is about getting an edge so that when faced with situations and decisions involving risk, you stack the odds in your favor. Bill Treasurer, the facilitator of this workshop, has been writing about risk for a long time. His first book, Right Risk, drew on his experiences as a former professional high diver and fire diver!

What You Will Learn

Real versus perceived risk and true probabilities of risky activities
Staying calm and composed during risky and fearful moments
Tools: The 5Ps of risk-taking, and the Worst Case Grid (WCG)
The impact of ignorance on decision making (the Dunning Kruger Effect)
Characteristics of good decision-makers.
Decision frameworks for making bold moves

Target Audience

Anyone interested in furthering their careers, also emerging leaders, also new and middle managers.

Instructor

Bill Treasurer, Giant Leap Consulting

To learn more about this class, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

Risk Taking - 2 Hr Webinar 3/8/2022 2:30 PM - 3/8/2022 4:30 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:16:31 GMT

What You Will Learn

Real versus perceived risk and true probabilities of risky activities
Staying calm and composed during risky and fearful moments
Tools: The 5Ps of risk-taking, and the Worst Case Grid (WCG)
The impact of ignorance on decision making (the Dunning Kruger Effect)
Characteristics of good decision-makers.
Decision frameworks for making bold moves

Target Audience

Anyone interested in furthering their careers, also emerging leaders, also new and middle managers.

Instructor

Bill Treasurer, Giant Leap Consulting

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

Mastering the FMLA: Gaining Critical Knowledge and Skills to Administer FMLA Leave 3/8/2022 10:00 AM - 3/9/2022 4:30 PM

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:05:56 GMT

Managing employee leaves of absence arguably is one of the most difficult parts of your job. Worry no more. In this interactive, two-day (seven-hour) training course, Littler Shareholder and FMLA Insights author Jeff Nowak will help you master the critical components of the Family and Medical Leave Act, and dare we say, the content might even get you a wee bit excited about administering the FMLA.

You read that correctly: Get ready to be FMLA-energized!

In this FMLA Master Class, you and your colleagues will learn how to:

Determine an employee's FMLA eligibility
Identify a request for FMLA leave
Understand the reasons for FMLA leave and what qualifies as a serious health condition
Determine when an employee has put you on notice of the need for FMLA leave, and how to send out the appropriate FMLA notices
Implement effective and compliant call-in procedures for your employees
Properly review medical certification and recertification
Effectively manage intermittent FMLA leave
Root out FMLA misuse in your workplace
Properly maintain employee benefits during leave and return employees to work
Administering FMLA leave where COVID-19 related issues are involved

Seven absolutely blissful hours of the F-M-L-A. Are you dancing yet?

See their two-day agenda here.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit Littler's website: www.littler.com

SubExcel 2022 Convention 3/9/2022 - 3/12/2022

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:35:48 GMT

Join them for this family friendly event!

SUBExcel is the annual national convention of the American Subcontractors Association, a trade association representing construction subcontractors, specialty trade contractors and suppliers. Onward represents that 2022 is going to be a year of moving our families and businesses forward, which is why SUBExcel is being planned as a family-friendly event held on the beautiful beaches of Miramar Beach, FL. Mark your calendars and prepare for inspiration, new ideas, quality education, rest, relaxation and a ton of fun for you and your family!

Some of the highlights of the 2022 SUBExcel include:

*Speakers and educational sessions that can change the course of your business.
*Industry suppliers exhibiting their game-changing products & services.
*Luxury hotel accommodations for you and your entire family.
*Special events, including the ASA President’s Welcome Reception, the Final Reception & Banquet, and a variety of fun activities!
*THE BEACH BASH!
*Deep dives into the future of the industry, your chapters and the association as a whole in ASA’s task force, committee and council meetings.
*And much more!

SUBExcel is the perfect opportunity to include your entire family in this unique and wonderful ASA experience. They’ll get to witness first-hand how important and exciting the subcontracting industry can be!

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.asaonline.com

BuiltWorlds Conference 2022 3/9/2022 8:30 AM - 3/10/2022 5:00 PM

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:42:18 GMT

BuiltWorlds Venture Conference has been the world’s premier conference focused on venture investing in construction-related emerging technology. Construction tech including planning and design, pre-construction services, construction, modularization, building products and materials, advanced tools, equipment, and robotics, logistics and supply chain, and building and infrastructure operations and management are among the topics we cover. Leading fund investors, strategic investors, and startups gather each year to take the pulse of the industry’s startup ecosystem at the BuiltWorlds Venture Conference.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.builtworlds.com

Advancing Women in Leadership: A Virtual Course 3/10/2022 2:30 PM - 3/10/2022 5:00 PM

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:47:10 GMT

According to the Center for American Progress - The Women's Leadership Gap (2018), women make up 50.8 percent of the U.S. population and earn almost 57 percent of the undergraduate degrees and 59 percent of all master's degrees. They account for 47 percent of the U.S. labor force and 52.5 percent of the college-educated workforce. And yet, women make up just 26.5 percent of executive and senior officials and managers, 11 percent of top earners, and 4.8 percent of CEOs in S&P 500 companies.

So why do men continue to hold many of the leadership positions in government and industry? What do women need to do to make sure their voices are heard equally in their place of business? In this workshop, we will look at behaviors and techniques for women leaders that will help them assess and build their skills to achieve their full potential.

What You Will Learn

Heighten your awareness of the current reality professional women face
Define gaps in achievement and identify behaviors to close the gaps
Define opportunities to add value, influence, and drive impact
Increase connections, relationships, and networks

Target Audience

All persons and leaders interested in closing the gender gap, and advancing women in the industry

Instructor

Brenda Wells, Dale Carnegie

To learn more about this class, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

Advancing Women in Leadership - 2.5 Hr Webinar 3/10/2022 2:30 PM - 3/10/2022 5:00 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:22:15 GMT

What You Will Learn

Heighten your awareness of the current reality professional women face
Define gaps in achievement and identify behaviors to close the gaps
Define opportunities to add value, influence, and drive impact
Increase connections, relationships, and networks

Target Audience

All persons and leaders interested in closing the gender gap, and advancing women in the industry

Instructor

Brenda Wells, Dale Carnegie

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

Succession & Estate Planning Lunch and Learn 3/10/2022 11:30 AM - 3/10/2022 12:30 PM

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 19:17:27 GMT

Planning for the future can be overwhelming. Join Dustin Davis, partner from Evans & Davis, with a discussion on how you can avoid frustration, taxation, and litigation when the time comes to your personal estate planning. Gain some peace of mind by learning what our clients are doing to successfully achieve their goals of maximizing their wealth, minimizing taxation, and leaving behind a legacy for their family, friends, and cherished organizations.

Lunch provided by Federated Insurance.

For questions, please contact Katie Carbone at kcarbone@srbx.org or 916.465.8346

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.cief/events/

Crab Feed 2022 3/10/2022 4:00 PM - 3/10/2022 7:30 PM

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:45:29 GMT

Cocktails at 4:00PM - Dinner at 5:30PM

RSVP soon as we expect this meeting to sell out.

As of February 1, 2022: The City of Oakland is requiring a vaccination card to enter restaurants. Please be prepared to show your vaccination card at this event.

All guests are required to sign a COVID-19 Release of Liability Waiver to attend this dinner. Please share the release waiver link with all your registered guests.

Review WACA's Meeting, Event, & COVID-19 Policies here.

Cancellation Policy: Full refund without penalty will be granted 7 days prior to the event date. Cancellations received less than 7 days from the event date are responsible for the full registration fee. To cancel, email Sherry Hadnot at: sherry@wallandceiling.org

Strictly Business: The Dale Carnegie Immersion Seminar, In-Person 3-Day Event 3/14/2022 8:30 AM - 3/16/2022 4:30 PM

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:43:40 GMT

While many might think they possess the essential qualities to advance their careers, through this experience, even the best and brightest discover opportunities to grow and improve. Aspiring leaders in all professions learn to connect with people and reach higher levels of productivity. This inspirational seminar is a life-changing event for business people, world leaders, professional athletes and entertainers who wish to outperform their personal best.

What You’ll Learn

Learn how to excel as a communicator, enabling you to influence others and strengthen key relationships. Master conflict resolution, and discover ways to maintain a positive attitude toward challenges and change. Explore ways to revitalize your career, build confidence and break down belief barriers to create an intentional, sustainable future.

Why you want to learn it

This seminar will help you master the skills you need to excel in today's competitive workplace. You'll learn to handle people more professionally and keep pace with fast-changing workplace conditions. This course is optimal for people who aspire to become champions in their profession!

How it will help you

Upon completion, you’ll feel revitalized, equipped with a new vision for the future. What’s more, you’ll leave with a plan for implementing that fresh vision with the verve and vigor needed to perform on today’s center stage. Consider it 3 days of career rehabilitation!

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.dalecarnegie.com

Dale Carnegie Course: In-Person, 3-Day Event 3/14/2022 8:30 AM - 3/16/2022 4:30 PM

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:17:45 GMT

Whether you are starting out in your career or have reached a point where you could use a reboot, the methodology of the Dale Carnegie Course® can provide you with the mindset and the skillset to achieve better and different results. Expand both your personal and professional capabilities and capacity with intentionality. The Dale Carnegie Course® will give you confidence and competence to gain the command you need in your career and personal life.

What You’ll Learn

The Dale Carnegie Course® equips you to:

1. Build on confidence and personal leadership competence.

2. Strengthen skills in relating to others and build inclusivity in your organization.

3. Enhance skills to communicate logically, clearly, and concisely. Energize and engage listeners. And listen with empathy.

4. Develop leadership skills to take charge of your life, be more flexible and innovative, inspire others, and motivate others to action.

5. Power yourself to control attitudes and reduce stress so you can be at your optimum best.

Why you want to learn it

Discover how to better respond to today’s challenges and create a ripple effect throughout your organization. Change your approach to tap into trust and build inclusion. Form closer, more rewarding relationships built on trust and respect. Gain ways to project an upbeat and contagious attitude, discover ways to manage stress and minimize worry, encourage positive thinking, and commit to continuous improvement.

Start with Self. Connect with Others. Enhance Teamwork. Influence Change.

These elements are woven together throughout the Dale Carnegie Course®, enhancing both the mental change and the behavior change needed to achieve your goals and affect performance change within your organization and beyond.

Start with Self: Every change begins with the self. Deepening our understanding of our natural tendencies as humans and our need for belonging helps clarify why it takes active work by each of us to change. Gaining insight into our attitudes, opinions and thoughts helps us identify and confront our fears. Building our resilience and self-confidence enables us to engage in honest exchanges with ourselves and others. As we gain empathy, we develop a genuine desire to create environment of trust. To accomplish this, this course addresses the following session objectives:

-Discover how past experiences influence behavior

-Recognize the impact negative stress has on our results and effectiveness

-Commit to using concepts and principles to increase our ability to control stress and worry

-Demonstrate a process to organize our thoughts when thinking on our feet

-Strengthen our personal opinions

-Learn from others how to confront our fears

-Recognize that we can triumph over adversity

-Apply the power of risk-taking

-Become more open-minded to change and opportunity

Connect with Others: None of us works in a vacuum. The need to connect with others to build teamwork and influence begins with a genuine interest in others. Making strong connections is accelerated with the following session objectives:

-Familiarity with the principles for improving human relations

-A focus on people as individuals

-The need to create a positive first impression

-Use methods to recall names

-Identify opportunities for improving professional relationships

-Influence people through trust and respect

Enhance Teamwork: Strong skills for creating accountability and gaining cooperation helps ensure that people are prepared to speak up, communicate persuasively, look for common ground, discuss difficult topics on which they may disagree, identify when trust is broken and restore it successfully. See how consistent application of the Human Relations Principles improves results. These session objectives help make that happen:

-Persuasively communicate in a clear and concise way that moves people to action

-Discover how relationships help us advance toward our goals

-Communicate our ideas effectively even when we disagree

-Achieve cooperation versus compliance

-Discover the power of finding points of agreement

-Discover how to coach for improved performance

-Concentrate on the strengths of others

-Discover the value of sincere appreciation

-Develop skills in giving and receiving positive feedback

Influence Change: By having the confidence to speak up, persuade others to action, model desired attitudes and behaviors, we can influence others to change. In the Dale Carnegie Course, we will practice skills to meet these session objectives:

-Communicate with strong and powerful feelings

-Connect with others on an emotional level

-Inspire others to think and act differently

-Positively influence the attitudes of others

-Use positive approaches when coaching people

-Deal with challenging situations more effectively

-Inspire and motivate others by communicating our visions

-Commit to continuous improvement

What You Can Expect During the Course

Expect Thoroughly Trained Trainers: The participants in the Dale Carnegie Course® are made up of both formal and informal leaders. Psychological Safety is emphasized to create a safe place to try out new skills and ideas. The trainers are highly vetted and undergo an intense training that is ISO9002 certified to achieve consistent results globally. While part of a global organization, they are connected to your local culture, customs and language.

Expect Breakthroughs: Each time a new skill is introduced, it is practiced the ‘right’ way and coached in the moment before moving it out into your life and work. Once a skill has been tested with clients, team members and others, the group holds itself accountable by reporting back on what did or did not work. This social learning approach makes it possible for everyone to learn from each other’s efforts. By experiencing a series of successful attempts with positive reinforcement, habits are changed, and new skills are ingrained.

How it will help you

You will be more equipped to tackle complex challenges, expand your ingenuity, and excel in building team harmony. Use your new skills to achieve measurable results, securing your place as a valued contributor. As you become more adept at influencing, you’ll find yourself inspiring others to take initiative and innovate. The time has come to start leading now!

Who Should Attend

Professionals at all levels who wish to optimize their performance, lead with conviction and positively impact the bottom line.

Duration

The Dale Carnegie Course® is designed to meet a variety of schedules, time frames and learning preferences.

8 Session: This is the standard program and all versions are developed from this option. This is delivered in person with 8 in-person sessions. Select locations also offer Awareness and Sustainment Sessions online.

3 Day: This is an intense immersion experience held in 3 in-person days. All the content is covered with two commitment reports (one on controlling stress and one human relations commitment) that are reported on in a sustainment session held after the three days are completed. This option is ideal for someone who wants fast results and is under time pressure.

12 Session: This expanded version allows for more coaching and practice, additional modules to practice thinking on feet (impromptu speaking), communicating with conviction, goal setting for a more enthusiastic and positive attitude, reinforcing human relations accountability along with other activities. If you are a person that prefers more time to practice skills, this version is a good option for you.

Effective Communication and Human Relations: This is the online version of the Dale Carnegie Coures.

Supplemental Resources

Course Brochure

Dale Carnegie's Secrets of Success

Principles from How to Win Friends and Influence People show you how to influence others to support your vision. Discover 9 techniques for enhancing relationships, and fundamental techniques for becoming a respected leader. Tips for handling criticism and stress set you free to move forward with new ideas and stronger partnerships.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.dalecarnegie.com

FMI Project Manager Academy: 4 Day, In Person Training 3/15/2022 - 3/18/2022

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:00:36 GMT

The basic techniques for managing projects — scheduling, budgeting and cost tracking — are well-known and available from many sources. But to become one of the best, your project staff must learn to think and act like business owners, where their own money and success are at stake.

During FMI’s Project Manager Academy, you’ll learn to:

Develop profitable customer relationships
Create powerful, integrated project teams
Understand financial control of projects
Plan projects for profits and customer satisfaction

Throughout the experience, project managers and staff examine themselves, their organizations and their processes, learning how to transform from talented builders into true project leaders.

Who Should Attend

Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers
Project Engineers
Project Executives
Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers
Vice Presidents of Operations
Chief Operations Officers

Benefits

Improve your business acumen, communications skills and leadership.
Engage with peers across the industry to learn new methods and best practices.
Understand the mindset of a business owner to create better projects and customer service.
Learn the financial implications of project management and how to improve costs.
Build better relationships with clients, peers and others in the industry.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit FMI's website: www.fmicorp.com

USA - CYA! 2 Hr Webinar 3/15/2022 2:30 PM - 3/15/2022 4:30 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:59:49 GMT

This course is an overview of CA Code 4216 and how to apply it in your USA Ticket Management. As an industry, it benefits all of us to master this and use it so that our interactions with utility operators are more productive and less contentious. Each party's obligations will be less a matter of opinion and more the execution and conformance to the designated standard, the law. The end goal is that we can work together as excavators to hold utility operators to the same standard as we are.

What You Will Learn

Build an understanding of CA Code 4216 and how to apply it
Best management practices
Working together as an industry to institute change and work toward easier communications with utility operators in the future

Target Audience

Contractors who call in USA tickets

Instructors

Logan Downer and Jordan Thomas, Preston Pipelines

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

2022 IIBEC International Convention & Trade Show 3/17/2022 - 3/22/2022

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:51:42 GMT

IIBEC’s premier annual event features over 17 hours of live, in-person educational seminars, a two-day trade show, and live product demonstrations.

It’s a great opportunity to meet with fellow members, discover the newest developments in building enclosure technology, and earn a full year’s worth of continuing education credit — all at one event.

IIBEC is the primary professional organization for building enclosure consultants. Established in 1983, IIBEC, formerly RCI, Inc., is the only industry association featuring such a concentrated membership of building exterior specfiers.

To learn more, visit their website here.

Reading and Understanding Civil Construction Drawings - 2 Hr Webinar 3/17/2022 2:30 PM - 3/17/2022 4:30 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:47:34 GMT

The ability to read and understand construction drawings is an essential skill set of the industry. This quick-start approach exposes participants to the fundamental nomenclature of construction drawings and specifications and works systematically through the plan set with a specific focus on the Civil drawings.

What You Will Learn

Know how to navigate commercial plans and specifications
Be able to follow the ‘roadmaps’ to find the required information
Know how to read various plan and detail notes
Understand the various views
Understand what material schedules are and how to use them
Perform basic plan takeoff activities
Know the fundamental relationship between plans and specs

Target Audience

Jr level Estimators, Estimating Assistants, Project Engineers, Field Level Supervisors

Instructor

Paul Stout, Power Summit

Dates

This course is spread across 2 days

March 17, 2022 / 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
March 31, 2022 / 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

2022 PDC Summit (formerly ASHE) 3/20/2022 - 3/23/2022

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:56:27 GMT

The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (PDC Summit) is the premiere event for health care and hospital facility senior leadership. No other conference brings health care planning, design and construction decision-makers together like the PDC Summit.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.ashe.org

Plan Reading Training in Bluebeam, Virtual Training 3/21/2022 1:00 PM - 3/24/2022 3:00 PM

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 21:22:06 GMT

Hands On, Virtual

Class description to be announced.

Presented by Troy DeGroot, Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI)

About the Instructor

Troy travels the country training over 2,000 students annually with customized tools and workflows. It is these extensive and diverse training opportunities that have led to Troy being a requested annual presenter at AIA meetings, Bluebeam Academy and Bluebeam’s very own eXtreme Conference (XCON). With over 20 years in the industry he has cultivated a deep understanding of the requirements of customers, the needs of end users, common goals of management, and the capacities of the technology. He has led many companies through successful software implementations and training. Having served as the BIM Manager for a large multi-discipline engineering firm, he provides a broad understanding of the industry and the evolution of technology.

For questions please contact Katie Carbone at kcarbone@srbx.org or 916.465.8346

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.cief/events/

2022 CARB Updates - 1.5 Hr Webinar 3/22/2022 2:30 PM - 3/22/2022 4:00 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:01:21 GMT

This course overviews heavy crane (subject to the SWCV regulation) and the Truck and Bus regulation requirements. These on-road vehicle overviews will include frequently asked questions, TRUCRS reporting, the impact of Senate Bill 1, and funding/loan opportunities. In addition, a brief overview of the Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation and proposed Advanced Clean Fleets and Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance regulations will be provided.

What You Will Learn

Review of current requirements and deadlines for on-road trucks and buses, including Heavy Cranes
- Reporting requirements, enforcement, and FAQs
- Compliance and funding assistance
Advanced Clean Trucks regulation requirements overview
Proposed Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) and Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance (HD I&M) regulations overview
- Development and implementation timelines
- Proposed requirements

Target Audience

Owners of heavy cranes are now subject to the Solid Waste Collection Vehicle (SWCV) regulation, and diesel trucks and buses are subject to the Truck and Bus regulation. We will also include fleets subject to the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation and those subject to the ACF and HD I&M regulations.

Instructor

Elizabeth White, California Air Resources Board

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

Fearless Field Leader - Southern CA - 3 Hr Onsite Training 3/23/2022 5:00 PM - 3/23/2022 8:00 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:06:55 GMT

Do you want to be recognized as a Professional Foreman, Leader, and Manager? Take the following steps and register for this seminar that focuses on key strategies and techniques to emerge as leaders, mentors, and innovators on the jobsite. There is no other program in the construction industry that provides a more comprehensive, uniquely focused people skills training specifically for construction Foremen. This class includes a copy of Fearless Foreman by Mark Breslin.

What You Will Learn

• Improve productivity, accountability, motivation, and performance
• Communicate and connect with your team
• Increase buy-in and loyalty for the crew and company
• Present yourself as a Leader
• Motivate with positive reinforcement
• Learn to identify qualities of team performance
• Kill status quo obstacles to change
• Elevate your potential as a true professional, not just a craft person in charge

Target Audience

Foreman, General Foremen, Superintendents, and upcoming future field leaders

Instructor

Mark Breslin, United Contractors

Volume Discount

Purchase 3 or more tickets and get 15% off when you enter code 15OFF at checkout - Discount available for Fearless Field Leader only.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

FCA International 2022 Leadership Council 3/23/2022 - 3/26/2022

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:29:24 GMT

Viva Las FCA! The next in-person FCA International Leadership Council is headed to Las Vegas’ Wynn Hotel from March 23-26, 2022!

The only event in North America for the signatory finishing contractor community to network, share and lead.

Topics

Succession Planning: attendees will understand the different options of succession planning available to signatory contractors, including resources for selling your company, etc.
Streamlining the Contractor-Owner Project Experience: attendees will learn about a new digital tool signatory contractors can utilize to enhance and streamline the project experience for their customers and their company.
FCA International Update: attendees will get the latest on what their international contractor community is doing to support signatory contractors.
FCA International and FCIF Annual Business Meeting: attendees have the opportunity to directly shape their international contractor association
AND MORE!

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.finishingcontractors.org

Dale Carnegie Sales Training: In-Person, 3-Day Event 3/23/2022 8:30 AM - 3/25/2022 4:30 PM

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:07:27 GMT

We are uniquely positioned to prepare sales professionals to transition into the new world where collaboration, confidence and credibility are the way to connect with customers to increase business. Today’s customers are just too savvy for old tricks. Dale Carnegie’s proven selling process includes human relations skills grounded in timeless fundamentals from “How to Win Friends and Influence People”.

What You’ll Learn

Learn the importance of a confident attitude when interacting with customers. Develop active listening skills to uncover customer needs and head off challenges. Find out how to establish credibility, and communicate your value by focusing on customer-centric solutions.

Why you want to learn it

When customers have completed 70% of the buying process or can complete many online purchases without ever engaging with a single salesperson, traditional sales tactics simply no longer work. Your customers are the personification of the empowered consumer, knowledgeable beyond the need for basic information. You need a relationship-selling approach that leads to a profitable relationship.

How it will help you

By mastering a relationship-based selling approach, you can offer your customers value they can’t find on the Internet: You! And you position yourself for long-term partnerships that bring positive outcomes for all parties.

Supplemental Resources

Closing the Sale by Building Customer Relationships

To offer your customers value, you must first have a clear understanding of their needs. To that end, the most important thing you can do in any customer interaction is ask questions, and then listen. Once you have a firm grasp on their requirements, you can offer solutions and then ask for the opportunity to form a business partnership.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.dalecarnegie.com

Inclusive Leader Workshop for People Leaders - 2 Hr Webinar 3/24/2022 2:30 PM - 3/24/2022 4:30 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:58:44 GMT

This workshop will offer cultural intelligence insights across multiple levels of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) acumen and provide a framework for reinforcing the connection between diversity, leadership, and business results to their constituents. Your leadership teams will better understand the role effective and ineffective D&I methodologies play during manager/employee/customer engagement as well as their crucial role in the ability for individuals, teams, and your organizations to achieve goals. Discussions will include how cultural intelligence paired with inclusion can aid and create the space for each person to optimize productivity and ROI results. It is essential to believe in and advocate for the importance D&I plays when creating a Respectful Culture of Inclusion at your organization.

What You Will Learn

Prioritizing Inclusion
Awareness of Intent vs Impact
Embracing Change
Bias Awareness
Inclusive Language

Target Audience

Anyone who leads people

Instructor

Elfi Martinez, Jennifer Brown Consulting

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

2022 AGC Convention 3/28/2022 - 3/30/2022

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:36:58 GMT

About The Event

For more than 100 years, the AGC Annual Convention has been THE event successful contractors around the country count on for practical knowledge and industry leading information to guide business decisions, improve operations and shape the industry.

From the jobsite to the back-office to the halls of government, the AGC Annual Convention provides business-critical insights into the issues commercial contractors are facing and the actionable strategies needed to deal with them. The AGC Annual Convention is the place for construction superintendents, project managers and senior executives to hone their knowledge while making connections that open doors to new opportunities.

Whether you are focused on the building market, highway and transportation, utility and infrastructure, or the federal space, the AGC Annual Convention provides a showcase into all of the ways that AGC can support your business and is working to expand opportunities in the industry. Find your place at table, get involved, and build better.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.convention.agc.org/

High Impact Presentations: In-Person, 2-Day Event 3/28/2022 8:30 AM - 3/29/2022 4:30 PM

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:43:14 GMT

Effective communication is critical in any role. Whether you are persuading colleagues, selling to a client, or energizing a team, the power of your presentation makes the difference between success and failure. This course teaches how to properly refine your presentation for maximum influence, credibility, and impact.

What You’ll Learn

Learn to communicate with clarity and certainty, interact with a natural and composed demeanor, and convey complex material directly and simply. Discover ways to project confidence and enthusiasm while building credibility. Explore techniques to overcome adverse situations and invigorate people to embrace change and take action!

Why you want to learn it

Since 1912, Dale Carnegie has been giving business people the tools to successfully navigate complex business environments. This course provides the skills that empower you to communicate confidently and capably to any audience. You’ll receive proven methods and techniques to develop compelling presentations with universal appeal --yielding consistent, positive results.

How it will help you

It’s an experience that makes a marked difference in business results. The program features several recorded presentation opportunities, individual coaching and review. Your audience will view you as prepared, informed, and confident. You’ll see measurable gains in communication, personal and corporate image, and ultimately, your bottom line.

Supplemental Resources

Speak More Effectively

Discover eight guiding principles that prepare you for flawless public speaking. Learn how to eliminate the nervous jitters and speak with confidence and credibility. Mr. Carnegie’s compelling, first-hand stories bring the principles to life. Read More >

The Art of Storytelling

In addition to a proven formula for presenting engaging stories, this book provides the basic structure to build credibility, capture attention, and call others to action. Learn steps for developing an engaging story that inspires buy-in and belief.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.dalecarnegie.com

FMI Construction Executive: 4 Day, In Person Training 3/29/2022 - 4/1/2022

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:37:01 GMT

Bad business decisions can be costly and reverberate through your organization. Many owners and executives have decades of knowledge and experience upon which they base their decisions, but that experience is difficult to pass on to the next generation of business leaders.

In our four-day, experienced-based Construction Executive Institute, we work with you and your leaders to rapidly build the knowledge and experience necessary to understand your business challenges and apply the lessons learned to the bottom line.

This senior-level, immersion experience is built around four core themes:

Developing and maintaing profitable, long-term business success through strategy, planning and adaptation.
Identifying, evaluating and mitigating enterprise risks.
Understanding and mastering financial controls of your business.
Bidding and preparing for profitable projects.

Participants work together to launch and build their companies to produce the highest return on investment. Operating in a competitive construction marketplace, each team must identify and employ a strategy to win profitable work and employ its resources to outperform competing companies. Learn to run a profitable business through a dynamic business environment over time and gain the experience you need to become an industry leader.

Who Should Attend

Business unit managers
Current or future C-suite leaders
General superintendents or field supervisors
Senior or advanced project managers
Operations managers or operations officers
Construction managers and division managers

Benefits

Improve your ability to evaluate and promote outstanding performance, leading to more effective controls and higher margins.
Expand your business acumen with the skills needed to run your business more effectively.
Enhance your confidence to make timely business decisions based on comprehensive strategies.
Leverage your contribution and value by increasing your understanding of financial statements and how to effectively interpret and communicate their meanings.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit FMI's website: www.fmicorp.com

Effective Virtual Leadership - 1.5 Hr Webinar 3/29/2022 2:30 PM - 3/29/2022 4:00 PM

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:05:43 GMT

Your online meetings run di?erently. Your audience is more easily distracted, and hybrid meetings create challenges. E?ective Virtual Leadership gives proven techniques to help you lead your next virtual meeting, training, sales pitch, & up-level your presentations.

What You Will Learn

Audience engagement techniques
Tools for managing challenging behaviors
Conveying con?dence through online presence
Inclusive hybrid meetings
Cross-Cultural Awareness Strategies
Plus many more Virtual Best Practices

Target Audience

Anyone who leads or participates in virtual programs

Instructor

Salvatore Manzi

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org

ENR Award of Excellence 3/31/2022 - 4/1/2022

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:12:21 GMT

In 2022, the ENR Award of Excellence celebrations return as in-person events in New York City. The Top 25 Newsmakers will be announced in the January 17 issue and recognized at the a luncheon on Thursday, March 31st. The Best of the Best winners, a culmination of the Regional Best Projects Awards series, will be honored at a breakfast on Friday, April 1st. And both groups - plus the 2022 Award of Excellence Winner, will be feted at a black-tie gala at Chelsea Piers the evening of Thursday, March 31st. Celebrate with ENR and leaders in the construction industry as we acclaim these remarkable winners!

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website at www.enr.com