Pest Management Professional, September 2015
Roadtrip Roundup 1 By Kurt Scherzinger Contributor Celebrating 20 years of Academy This years National Pest Management Association NPMA Academy theme was Motivate Collaborate and Innovate Attendees were challenged to learn how to combine all three to gain and keep star talent in an organization while maintaining focus on that organizations brand Academy is organized by the NPMAs Leadership Development Group LDG and sponsored by Dow AgroSciences It took place in Henderson Nev in July Celebrating its 20th year the event kicked off with the traditional Duel in the Desert golf tournament to beneft the Norman Goldenberg Research Fund For non golfers a halfday workshop on Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes are High was presented by Professional Women in Pest Management and delivered by Heather Gordy of Arrow Exterminators Once again the LDG presented Rookie Orientation to let frst time attendees know what to expect of the Academy experience A new addition to the Academy this year was a World Café in which topics were presented for discussion at small breakout tables The educational sessions were designed to challenge conventional attendee wisdom regarding recruiting communicating and leading with such nationally recognized speakers as Eric Chester Rowena Crosbie Deborah Rinner Godwin and Amy K Hutchens Check out our online coverage of each of these sessions at MyPMP net roadtrip roundupnpma academy presenters PMP 3 2 4 5 28 September 2015 Pest Management Professional mypmp net PhotoS Kurt Scherzinger 1NPMA CEO Bob Rosenberg kicks off the proceedings 2One of the mental physical team challenges was building Green Machine bikes that were donated to a local shelter for women and children as part of the Leadership Development Groups commitment to giving back 3As always Academy Olympic events were held throughout the week and challenged the teams both physically and mentally 4Professional business trainer and coach Rowena Crosbie founder of Tero International was among the seminar speakers 5To bring this years Academy to a close the week ended with a 1990s themed banquet featuring a lip sync contest
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