Fast Track
Annual Construction Safety Day - Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Each year, the Annual Winter Conference includes a day dedicated to safety. Companies that instill a culture of safety throughout all levels experience improvements in quality, efficiency and productivity. A work environment promoting safety and health also has an impact on the bottom line by reducing downtime, workers compensation claims and improving morale. High performing companies should constantly be looking for ways to improve, including in their safety practices. The second day of the Winter Conference is once again dedicated to safety and includes topics that are sure to attract all levels from your company.

Safety Day includes four training sessions that allow you to choose what is right for you. Each session has seven classes to choose from. Safety Day is a package price and includes all four sessions of training, the Safety Awards Luncheon and continental breakfast.

Here is a snapshot of the Safety Day schedule:

6:30 - 9:30 am              Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Brown Winick Law Firm
7:30 - 9:00 am              Safety Session I
(choose from 7 topics)
9:15 - 11:15 am            Safety Session II
(choose from 7 topics)
11:30 am - 1:00 pm      Safety Awards Luncheon
Sponsored by United Fire Group
1:30 - 2:30 pm              Safety Session III
(choose from 7 topics)
2:45 - 4:45 pm              Safety Session IV
(choose from 7 topics)

CLICK HERE to download the complete conference brochure to see the list of safety sessions.  



Learn Important Leadership Techniques to Retain and Grow Your Workforce
Don't Miss the Project Management Sessions at the Winter Conference
Discover How Leaders Think at the Winter Conference
In the challenging labor market, it is more important than ever to reduce turnover and increase production. Wally Adamchik will lead two sessions at the Annual Winter Conference that focus on how to motivate and retain your employees. Here are Wally's two sessions that will be offered at the Winter Conference:

NO YELLING: The 9 Secrets of Marine Corps Leadership You Must Know to Win in Business
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 9:00 - 11:45 am
US Marines are known and respected the world over for their leadership ability. What do they know that enables them to be such successful leaders on active duty and then in the civilian sector? Learn what they know (without going to boot camp) and understand the nine essential behaviors that make up the foundation of this leadership. This dynamic presentation is loaded with examples of what this leadership looks like and how to do it at the job site and in the office, and shows you how to execute strategy and accomplish the mission with your people.

360° Review: The Key to Accountability
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 2:00 - 4:30 pm
Feedback matters and people crave it. Employees actually want accountability in the organization. The key question we will answer in this nuts and bolts session is how do you deliver feedback and hold people accountable without ticking them off. This goes up and down the chain of command and we will look at the 360° review as a tool for helping leaders at all levels grow. Learn how to deliver feedback and increase performance.
MBI contracted with Charles Vander Kooi to present two sessions on the first day of the conference that are focused on project management. Charles has made an impact on audiences across the globe by coupling his true-life experiences as a professional estimator and contractor with stand-up comedy and a little fire and brimstone. Here are the two sessions that will be offered at the Winter Conference:

Estimating & Bidding
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 9:00 - 11:45 am
The goal was to develop the "perfect" estimating system that recovers the "perfect overhead." However, after bidding over a billion dollars in work personally, and conducting extensive research with clients and other consulting firms, Charles decided that in reality, there is not a perfect estimating system. His system is a Multiple Overhead Recovery System (MORS) that is based on the premise that there are different variables on each and every job, not to mention the different expenses each company has that must be considered. MORS was developed to consider the changing variables that are unique to each company, and each job, and to allocate the proper amount of overhead to the material, labor, equipment, and subs throughout the year in order to make a profit.

Balancing Estimating, Job Costing & Accounting
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 2:00 - 4:30 pm
This session will describe three vital components to a healthy business: estimating, job costing, and accounting. We will discuss in detail the importance of balancing each system, and how to check them against each other to ensure accurate information. Also covered will be overhead recovery, profit/loss statements and budgeting.
MBI has brought 2015 keynote speaker Steve Siemens back for the 2016 conference as a session presenter. You don't want to miss his session on developing leadership skills!

Brain Waves of a Leader
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 9:00 - 11:45 am
Leaders are different from most people in many ways. Likewise, leaders are different from each other in many ways, but one common ground that all leaders share is in the way they think. The new millennium will require more productive thinking than ever before. Participants in this session will leave thinking more productively and discover how leaders think, by learning:
  • Ten ways that leaders think.
  • Ten phrases that limit our thinking and what can be done to offset the influences these phrases have.
  • Seven tools to help you be more creative.
  • How to evaluate their "thinking" and pick two areas to improve upon by writing a goal for each area.
  • Fifteen things emerging leaders need to know.
  • How to understand the fact that a leader can never stop thinking.
To register for these or other sessions and events at the 2016 Annual Winter Conference, please use the links below. For questions, please contact Nichole Fry at (515) 657-4386 or nfry@mbionline.com.

CLICK HERE to download the complete conference brochure.
CLICK HERE to download the conference registration page.
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