Strengthening Your Workforce from Within

Thursday, July 21 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session Code: TH47

Track: Business Management

Speaker: Jeff Cronk, Lloyd’s Custom Woodwork

Jake Gieschen, Jake’s Creative Woodworks, Inc.

Brian Stowell, Crown Point Cabinetry

Moderator: Phil Bibeau, Wood Products Manufacturers Association

Three successful company owners share how they took a pro-active approach to strengthening their employee power –without adding staff– for the benefit of personnel, bosses and the bottom line. You too can build from within by understanding and implementing their strategies and checklists. Find out what it really means to create a culture of excellence and why it is your company’s most important asset. Understand that you can’t keep doing things the same way you always have and that improvement is a constant game. And because change is not comfortable for most, find out how to get your employees agreeable to and motivated by it. Learn why creating employee teams can add significant value to your operation. Hear about bonus systems that motivate employees to produce to their maximum capabilities. Find out when and how to add responsibility to build employee confidence, and how and why you should celebrate achievements. Creating a strong team starts with you!