Mackie Monday: NAMC 2016
This Mackie Monday I would like to take the opportunity to talk about our recent North American Managers Conference in Dallas, Texas.
For our second NAMC, we had over 750 attendees from all over North America. The weekend of June 10-13, a sea of CES/TES pride filled the Omni in Downtown Dallas for a time of learning, growth, idea sharing, and connecting.
The theme for our conference in 2014 was ONE, which represented one company, one vision, one family. Building off of that in 2016, our conference theme was Powered by Connections.
You’ve heard it said before that we are a people business. We create connections on a daily basis, from our customers to vendors to friends to teachers. Our business is driven by people and people are driven by relationships.
Our autonomous culture allows each of you and your teams to make the necessary connections that best benefit your business. Look at your own customers, employees, and vendors and consider the power of not only your network and relationships, but also theirs. The connections you make and take care of, are what differentiates you from your competitors. Your connections are very powerful.
For me personally, it is incredible to walk through the halls of the Omni and see so many of our team members conversing and laughing together. It’s important to me that we have a mixture of business and fun because it builds a culture of trust and communication within our branch network.
Veteran managers and new managers alike pushed each other, supported one another, and overall made our company stronger. We improved connections not only between our network of branches but also from the branches to our supporting departments: IT, marketing, and accounting.
We discussed many new company initiatives from these supporting departments as well as the all-new orientation to launch in October.
Bringing together our ideas and opinions are the best way for us to continue growing and strengthening our company. We had fun, we learned a lot, and I believe everyone left excited about the future of our organization.
Thank you to all who traveled. Thank you to all who shared this event with us. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for your loyalty to this company, your family.
No one makes this company great on their own; what makes us strong is your dedication. We surely wouldn’t be where we are without you.
I can’t wait to see our family grow in 2018 when we have each of you back in Dallas again!
Relive the fun through the NAMC 16 photo gallery!