PreConference Session  | 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Increasing Your Communications Capacity
Dallas Everhardt, Ph.D., MBA | 3e Leadership
Workshop fee:  $ 425 (Includes Emergenetics Profile)
A minimum 12 registrants required to hold this session. Less than 12 registered
participants prior to August 1, 2024 will lead to cancellation and a refund
of any registration fees paid.  Registration deadline:  August 1, 2024.
Profiles will be sent out by August 5, 2024 and must be returned by August 26, 2024.


The world, society, business and our economy are changing rapidly. Expectations for employees and business are evolving due to artificial intelligence (AI) and rapidly evolving organizational culture.  Successful organizations are becoming learning organizations as technology and information is evolving at a record pace.  This program is designed to help you understand the complex world of communications and tools that will help you improve relationships, customer service, conflict resolution, management, marketing and performance.  This program blends best practices from education, business and psychology to help individuals and organizations understand human behavior, communicate, work together, plan and improve performance. 

This workshop uses specific examples from business, local government, and higher education to explain human behavior.  We use the scientifically tested Emergenetics Profile to identify thinking preferences and behaviors.  The participants learn about innovative communication skills by using current examples, understanding advanced concepts, role playing and experiential learning. 

Workshop Objectives:
Participants learn new skills that help them immediately improve relationships & productivity. 

• Understand your own thinking and behavior preferences
• Understand how to communicate with other people who have different preferences
• Develop the ability to build teams with diverse perspectives and preferences
• Understand internal and external influences that impact self-concept and lifestyles
• Learn a deeper meaning for culture, subculture, and other factors that impact your beliefs
• How to communicate for improved relationships professionally and personally
• Communicate with your team to improve your management skills
• Working with clients to achieve marketing objectives and sales goals
• Improve your ability to Listen and to Learn

• Increase Team Collaboration By Leveraging Team Member Strengths
• Manage Communications to Increase Team Engagement & Motivation
• Improve Meeting Outcomes By Adapting Communication to Emergenetics Preferences of the Team
• Creating Opportunities to Manage Conflict using Healthy Debate Strategies

• Increase Ability to Gain Team Buy-In and Commitment

Each participant get their profile, a laminated guide for how to best communication with the differently styles, and their profile on a mouse pad and badge.

Here are a few quotes from prior participants in Everhart & Associates workshops:

• Eye-opening experience, learned a lot about myself and others
• Helped me to understand my co-workers
• I am excited to learn more, read the book, and have my husband take the profile
• Very beneficial, I have done others but this is more in-depth and thought out
• I really like this and know I will use these concepts, interactive &insightful
• Best session like this in my 32 year career
• Worth every penny, will help us work better and understand each other

Speaker Bio:
Dr. Dallas Everhart has worked with public and private organizations ranging from coal mines in Canada (British Columbia Resource Investment Corporation) to resort communities in Colorado (Aspen, Silverthorne and Minturn).  Specific to local government, Dallas served as the Finance Director in Aspen, Colorado and the City Manager in Silverthorne, Colorado before moving into Higher Education where he was the Executive Director of Continuing Education at Colorado State University. 

Dallas teaches management and marketing classes at the University of Northern Colorado including Business and Society, a class that focuses on the role of business and government in our society. Dallas also teaches in the Certified Public Manager Program at CU Denver. Dr. Everhart is routinely recognized for outstanding teaching skills.

As a teacher and a consultant, Dallas pulls from his training in business, psychology, management, marketing and education to identify and address the real issues facing organizations.  Having owned and managed businesses, Dallas is able to view government issues from multiple perspectives.
Dr. Everhart’s teaching style is interactive, covers both conceptual and experiential learning, and is designed to ensure the clients return on their investment.  


PreConference Session  | 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Emergency Vehicle Technician (EVT) Training & Testing
Training by a Fire Chassis/Powertrain Specialist
Trainer:  Joshua Derrick, Industrial Power Truck & Equipment Service Manager, LLC Service Manager
Proctor:  TBD
Workshop Fee:  $150


This preconference session is an Emergency Vehicle Technician Testing Date with optional Training over Minor PM and Major PM Intervals and what they consist of as well as NFPA’s guidelines for Quarterly/Annual Checklists and PMs.

The EVT Certification Commission, Inc. [EVTCC] is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of emergency vehicle service and repair throughout the United States and Canada by means of a certification program that will provide technicians recognition for the education, training, and experience they have in the upfitting, service, and repair of emergency vehicles.
 
**IMPORTANT:**
Test fees of $50-$75 per test are NOT included in the session registration fee. No walk-in registrations are allowed for testing and you must arrive on time to sit for a test.

Exam Registration must be completed by August 26, 2024 to be eligible for testing.  Test registration is your responsibility and can be completed by downloading the exam registration form HERE. Paper registration forms must be received (fax, mail, or email) 21 days (August 26, 2024) prior to the test date. There are no exceptions!

Save 10% by registering online:
Click for Online Testing Registration

Testing will be held in Galleon II.
Sessions time for testing:
(1) 8:30 am – 10:30 am
(2) 11 am – 1 pm

 

PreConference Session  | 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Fleet Best Practices
Mike Brawley, Kelly Brown & Jeremy Angus | FASTER Asset Solutions
Workshop fee:  $50 

                 
      Mike Brawley                                    Kelly Brown                                     Jeremy Angus


Managing a fleet of vehicles can be a complex task, but there are several best practices that can help make it more manageable.

We will discuss best practices and by how regularly reviewing and updating your fleet management plan, you can help ensure that your organization's vehicles are safe, efficient, and cost-effective.

This session will be more oriented to the industry and we will use our software to demonstrate the practices, but it will not be FASTER Training.