This
article was published in the February 2023 edition of NTEA News.
Work Truck
Week 2023 is just around the corner, March 7–10 at Indiana Convention Center in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Green Truck Summit is March 7; educational sessions run
March 7–9; and the exhibit hall is open March 8–10.
If you’ve
been part of the work truck industry for less than 10 years and would like to
enhance your networking and professional development opportunities, consider
getting involved with Generation Next. To learn more, visit ntea.com/gennext or take
advantage of these offerings at WTW23.
Generation
Next Leadership Workshop & Networking Reception
NTEA’s
Generation Next workshop, EQ + TQ = Positive Workplace Climate, held Wednesday,
March 8 from 2:30–5:30 p.m., will address how managing your staff’s emotional
intelligence (EQ) with their teamwork intelligence (TQ) will bring about sustainable
transformation in your workplace climate. Coach Sidney Moncrief, Hall of Famer,
author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and founder of the Moncrief One Team,
will discuss EQ components such as improving relationships, assisting one
another, showing respect, making empathy real and communicating efficiently. He
will also address TQ components like building trust, having resolve,
recognizing responsibility and giving 100% effort. Learn practical strategies
from an experienced professional basketball player and coach that will not only
improve, but transform your workplace climate.
This
session, which is followed by a networking reception, is not included in any
WTW23 registration package. It is available for purchase separately.
Meet the
Board of Governors
Generation
Next’s Board of Governors will be at NTEA Booth 3500 Thursday, March 9 from 10
a.m.–noon. Stop by to say hello, connect, ask questions and learn how to get
involved.
About
Generation Next
NTEA’s
Generation Next gives new industry professionals support in developing skills
and building peer relationships in the work truck industry. Membership is free
to employees of NTEA member companies who are new to the work truck industry
(less than 10 years of service). Members represent all spectrums of the
industry — from small and large companies; distributors, manufacturers and
industry-related suppliers; with job titles from technician to sales
representative, manager to president.
For more
details, visit worktruckweek.com/gennext.