AAPEX
Learning Forum Sessions To Address Employee Productivity
ORLAND PARK, IL – Oct. 15, 2012 – Among the 32 sessions in the 2012
Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) Learning
Forum, six sessions will focus on ways to enhance employee productivity.
Learning Forum sessions will start on Monday, Oct. 29 and be offered during
AAPEX, slated for Tuesday, Oct. 30 through Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Sands Expo
Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
Shawn Parr,
Bulldog Drummond, will present “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: Why and How to
Define and Nurture Your Company’s Culture.” This session will cover the
benefits and building blocks of a strong culture in order to realize long-term
business success. Though creating a strong culture takes hard work and true
commitment, the rewards are better financial growth, high employee involvement,
strong internal communications and new levels of innovation.
Brent
Peterson, Work Itself Group, will present “Causes of Fake Work: Paths to Real
Work.” This session will help participants rethink the work that is being done
in offices, cubicles, product distribution centers and manufacturing facilities
to make sure employees’ work contributions are relevant and real. Peterson will
follow up with “Strategy-Alignment Execution: Linking the Real World to
Organization Issues” where he will talk about how company leaders and managers
can translate strategy to individual employees to facilitate engagement and
implementation.
The issue
of identifying and nurturing natural leadership abilities will be presented by
Jay Forte, Humanetrics, LLC, in the session, “Who Has the Right Stuff to Lead?
How to Develop Your Next Generation of Leaders.” Companies need to assess for
hardwired leadership ability and provide the support to develop next generation
leaders to be ready when the time is right.
With large
outside sales forces and increased numbers of telecommuters, companies want to
be sure that employees are working when not being watched. In “When You Aren’t
Watching, Are They Really Working? How to Manage a Remote Workforce,” Forte
will introduce how to create expectations that hold employees accountable for
their performance.
In “Can’t
We All Just Get Along? Working with Generations X and Y (and Everyone Else),”
Bill Haas, Haas Performance Consulting, LLC, will cover the different
approaches to coaching, managing and leading employees of different generations
to work together effectively.
All AAPEX
education sessions are free and will be held at the Venetian Hotel, on the
Venetian/Palazzo Congress Center Level 1, Marco Polo Rooms 701 – 706.
Although
some sessions are recommended for specific aftermarket audiences, everyone is
welcome to attend any session. All AAPEX Learning Forum sessions are accredited
by the University of the Aftermarket toward the Automotive Aftermarket
Professional (AAP) and Master Automotive Aftermarket Professional (MAAP)
designations. For more information, visit www.aapexshow.com.
About AAPEX
AAPEX represents the $395 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket
and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association
(AASA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). For more
information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.
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For more information contact:
Rich White, AAIA
301-654-6664, ext. 1030
Margaret Beck, AASA
919-406-8828
