PoolCorp - Master Pools Guild Education Summit
October 15, 2021 – Colorado Springs, CO
Session I: Advancing Your Leadership Development
Facilitator: Mickey Lord, SPHR®
Brief Session Overview:
Join Mickey Lord, POOLCORP’s Director of Talent Management, for a fast-paced, jam packed session focused on developing your skills as a manager and leader. With more than 25 years of corporate management development experience, Mickey will facilitate this custom designed, hands-on learning experience on advanced leadership skills. Topics covered include:
- Benefits of Working for a Small Business
- Clarifying Your Goals to Set Employee Expectations
- Daily Basic Management Techniques
- Legal Ramifications of People Management
- Building and Leading a High Performing Team
Participants will be asked to complete an online assessment approximately 30 days in advance of the conference. Your personal assessment report will be delivered via email just prior to the conference.
At the session, you will learn how to recognize others’ styles and adjust accordingly…a key skill in increasing engagement with employees and customers. Participants will leave the session with a new assortment of cutting-edge leadership insights, skills and tools for building and leading a winning team. Join us!
Session II: Improving Profitability and Effectively Monitoring Business Results
Facilitator: Chris Roche, PoolCorp Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Pricing – Understand Markup vs. Margin
- Managing Price Increases and Inflation
P&L Analysis
- Using % of Sales and Basis Point Variances for Analysis
- Profit Margins
- Other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Cash & Inventory
- Segregation of Duties / Mitigating Controls
- System Access and Other General IT Controls (cybersecurity)
- Setting an Annual Budget
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Where is Your Business Exposed?
This education session is a terrific opportunity to 1) Continue the MPG Business Summit Courses &/or to 2) Experience the Level of Education Offered at the MPG Business Summits! You do not want to miss this program - you will not find it offered anywhere other than at this meeting!