...WIT News Briefs..................... WIT Hits Dallas in September
Attend this conference to expand your industry knowledge, strengthen your professional skills and leadership and broaden your network. WIT’s 2019 Accelerate! Conference & Expo will take place Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 at the Sheraton Dallas in downtown Dallas. There’s no other conference experience in the industry quite like it. The event boasts more than 60 educational sessions featuring five areas of focus: Professional Development, Leadership, Operations, HR/Talent Management, and Sales and Marketing. The conference highlights many facilitated networking opportunities, a comprehensive expo with 100-plus exhibitors and sponsors, networking receptions, programs that recognize Redefining the Road magazine’s Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation and the industry’s Top Woman-Owned Companies. More than 1,000 attendees are expected this year. Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are available but are selling fast. For more information and to register, visit WomenInTrucking.org. n
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A QUICK GLANCE AT THIS YEAR’S AGENDA Professional Development: • Finding Work/Life Balance • Vanquish the Imposter Syndrome • No Woman Left Behind: The Mentor Factor • Trusting Your Voice: Discover Clarity, Confidence & Direction • Succeeding in a Male-Dominated Industry • Time Management to Mind Management: A More Productive Life Leadership: • Unconscious Gender Bias in the Workplace: How to Address It • Leadership Development Best Practices • Rockin’ Your Leadership: Attract, Retain & Inspire Your Team • Peer Networking with Other Company & Group Leaders Operations: • Leveraging Technology for Improved Productivity & Operations • Developing Transportation Contracts with Contractors
• Regulations & Their Impact on Productivity • Addressing Driver Health Conditions for Productivity & Profits • Strengthening Your Orientation & Training Strategy • Driver Distraction & Drowsiness • Listening to the Voice of the Driver HR/Talent Management: • How to Manage, Engage Millennials • Transportation: Staffing the Future • Attracting & Retaining Women Drivers • Modern Recruiting in a Driver Shortage • Peer Networking with HR/Talent Management/Recruiting Pros Sales & Marketing: • Data Driven Marketing to Earn Trust & Sales Success • Create a Sales Process to Drive Results • Creating Customer Experience that WOWs! • Peer Networking with Sales & Marketing Professionals
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