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Monday, February 3 | JW Marriott, Downtown Indianapolis

2025 Operations Seminar

Strategies for Unlocking Multi-Generational Talent for Efficient Plant Operations

Strategies for Unlocking Multi-Generational Talent for Efficient Plant Operations

Strategies for Unlocking Multi-Generational Talent for Efficient Plant Operations offers a comprehensive approach to developing adaptive leadership skills across diverse workforce generations. Through an interactive full-day workshop, participants will learn real-world tricks to lead their teams like a pro, using hands-on exercises that actually make sense. The program leverages proven methodologies like the DiSC assessment and experiential learning exercises to help understand and bridge generational differences, ultimately enhancing team performance and operational efficiency.

This day is all about making teams stronger. Participants will learn when to be a manager and when to be a coach – how to get everyone working together instead of butting heads. Perfect for foremen, supervisors, and anyone who needs to keep a team running smooth and get stuff done. Bottom line: attendees will walk out knowing how to lead better, communicate clearer, and keep their plant (and their people) running at peak efficiency.

Meet the Presenter

Tara Puckey

GrayRails Consulting

Who is this workshop for?

  • Lead People
  • Foremen
  • Plant Managers
  • Plant Supervisors
  • Team Leaders
  • Hiring Managers
  • Department Managers / Leads
  • Anyone who trains employees in the field 

Schedule

The Schedule for the Operations Seminar will be announced soon.
Day 1
03 Feb 2025

2025 Operations Seminar

Strategies for Unlocking Multi-Generational Talent for Efficient Plant Operations
Tara Puckey

Building Blocks of Great Leadership

We kick things off with LEGOs and working through a fun – and quiet – exercise that illustrates the necessary building blocks of leadership.
Tara Puckey
10:15 am - 10:30 am

Break

Leadership Styles for Everyone

A full DiSC assessment completed together, working through shared peer exercises and learning to work with others who are and are not like you. The assessment doubles down on communication...
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Tara Puckey
11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Lunch Break

Leadership Styles for Everyone (continued)

A full DiSC assessment completed together, working through shared peer exercises and learning to work with others who are and are not like you. The assessment doubles down on communication...
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Tara Puckey
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm

Break

From Boomers to Zoomers: Understanding Generations

Learning to understand and appreciate more of the lenses (a continuation of the DiSC assessment) of each type of generation and how to work more effectively with others.
Tara Puckey

Managing vs. Coaching

Understanding how to better work with others to recruit and retain by knowing when to be a manager and when to be a coach, and how to implement both at...
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Tara Puckey

Registration

Combine with the Winter Workshops & Save!

Regular

$475

Operations Seminar Registration

Lunch

Trade Show Access Monday night

Combo with Winter Workshops

$925

SAVE $50!

Operations Seminar Registration

Winter Workshops Registration

Trade Show Access