The transportation industry is a tough go even in the best of times, but I do not know other businesses as well as I know transportation. Specifically recruiting, retention and HR.
Spending a lifetime in one spot allows you to see many things. Providing our services to over 500 companies in the transportation industry for over nearly 4 decades I can safely say we have seen the good, the bad and the ugly and in some cases the great. What makes an organization great? Regardless of size it really does not matter. We have seen and dealt with companies who employ from 1 -5000 across the globe. The one thing all great companies do is pay attention to their talent.
One of things your top talent wants besides a good pay cheque and be treated properly is education. Great people make great companies and great people are educated in their field and always want to learn. Regardless if your company is in a time when your margins are good or bad you should always be paying attention to your talent, your team, the ones in the trenches every day making a difference to your companies. If you don’t they will be moving on. Most have heard this; what is worse than paying and investing in educating and upgrading your people and having them leave? Not investing for any education or upgrading and they stay – True Story!
Educating your team and raising the bar for them if they are in recruiting, retention, HR or really any part of the industry means considering sending them to the National Recruiting & Retention Symposium on May 2nd in Burlington, Ontario. Those who attend will have the opportunity to hear from leaders in our industry who will be sharing valuable information to make your company better and improve your bottom line.
In the late afternoon on May 1st we will have our first presenter, Glenn Caldwell, Vice President of NAL Insurance. Glenn is a networking wizard who has spent a lifetime building his personal and company brand. Have a few refreshments and appetizers as you hear from one of the most liked individuals in our industry and learn how to network like a champ.
The day of the Symposium, May 2nd, there will be a full day of education starting with our keynote speaker, Hamza Khan. His message is extraordinary and he will share with the audience how you can help your company by reinventing leadership and the people first playbook for managing tomorrow’s workforce. This will be worth the price of admission itself. The rest of the day the focus will be on education including recruiting, retention and HR and making you better at what they do. More efficient, more effective, more knowledgeable, – just better!
Other agenda items include a panel discussion with industry association leaders, Mike Millian, President (Private Motor Trucking Council of Canada, PMTC), James Stead, Chairperson (Ontario Trucking Association, OTA) and John Elliott, Past Chairperson (Truckload Carrier Association, TCA) as they talk about all things trucking.
Other industry leaders, panelists and presenters include:
Kara Kett, Contrans Group
Kaitlynn Parker, Armour Transportation
Jason Libralesso, Home Hardware
Patricia Burke, Canadian Blood Services
Tracy Clark, Bison Transport
Jim Dimech, Linde
Matt Richardson, KRTS Transportation Specialists Inc.
Michael Thompson, ISB Global
JB, Hahn, Insurance Specialist
Matt Carr, CPC Logistics
Awards will be presented as well, one being the National Recruiter of Year sponsored by Tenstreet. This award goes to one deserving person who has been nominated by their company for their efforts and contribution in recruiting, retention and HR.
In closing this event is not possible and we would not be able to offer this to the industry at the price we do without the tremendous financial support of the many sponsors who have been with us for many years who at the time of print include;
Revolution Staffing, Tenstreet, Serco, Northbridge Insurance, BFL Canada, Aviva, Purves Redmond Limited, NAL Insurance, Economical Insurance, Wellington Group, Private Motor Trucking Council of Canada, Trucking Human Resource Council Atlantic, Concrete Ontario, Safety Dawg, Lead Pedal Podcast.
Sponsorship comes with many advantages including registrations and discounts.
Learn more about sponsorship and get registered at www.transrep.ca/symposium/
We look forward to seeing you there!
