Networking: TRSA’s Next-Gen June Gathering in Chicago
TRSA will host the Next-Generation Executives Workshop and Plant Tour on June 15 in Chicago. The program will include a dinner with the TRSA Strategic Planning Committee on Tuesday evening, June 14, followed the next day by a tour of the Roscoe Co. industrial laundry and a half-day workshop on Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce.
The day will conclude with a visit to the “friendly confines” of Wrigley Field for a night game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres! See below for the agenda.
In its fifth year, the TRSA Next-Generation Executives are peers committed to information-sharing, networking and professional development to create opportunities for rising industry leaders to develop skills and build relationships that encourage engagement in the linen, uniform and facility services industry.
Meagan Johnson, a nationally recognized multi-generational expert and generational studies enthusiast, will lead the workshop, titled Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce on June 15 at the Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown. The in-person session will focus on how to build the culture of a multi-generational workforce. Johnson, co-author of the best-selling book Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters – Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work, has worked with over a thousand clients, from Boeing to Women in Cable Telecommunication. She has been quoted and profiled in numerous media outlets and podcasts.
This event is open to TRSA members by invitation only. Click here to obtain registration code from TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci.
RSVP’ed Participating Companies
- ARCO/Murray
- Arrow Linen Supply
- Calderon Textiles
- Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply Inc.
- Division Laundry & Cleaning
- Ellis Corp
- Fashion Seal Healthcare
- Gurtler Industries Inc.
- Kannegiesser ETECH
- Meese
- Mickey’s Linen
- Northwest Health Care Linen
- Penn Emblem
- Performance Matters Consulting LLC
- Prudential Overall Supply
- Sigmatex-Lanier Textiles
- UniFirst Corp.
- WSI
Next-Generation Executives Workshop and Plant Tour Agenda
Wednesday, June 15
7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Breakfast
8:30 a.m., Buses leave for plant tour
9 – 11 a.m., Roscoe Plant Tour
Noon, Lunch at hotel
12:30 – 4 p.m., ZAP THE GAP! Transforming Multi-Generational Teams Workshop
5 p.m., Social Hour
7 p.m., Cubs Baseball Game at Wrigley Field
ZAP THE GAP! Transforming Multi-Generational Teams
Having a generational misunderstanding is nothing new. Many of us have walked away from a multi-generational interaction with less than stellar results. We are left scratching our heads, thinking, “is this a generational issue or a personality problem?” Combined with conflicting generational information and blatant generational stereotypes, it can be a challenge to forge a new path with the multi-generational people in our lives. Now, following a global pandemic, it has become increasingly necessary to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to debunking generational myths and truths. In her presentation, ZAP THE GAP! Transforming Multi-Generational Teams, Meagan Johnson delves into:
- The best way to assist each generation in a post-pandemic environment.
- How to create generational inclusivity.
- The common denominators across the generations.
- How generational insensitivity can impact you and your organization.
Using a combination of client interviews, industry research and video, Johnson creates a unique, one-of-a-kind presentation for every audience in-person or virtual. The presentation Johnson delivers ranges from the big picture to the granular. Participants will leave with actions they can put in place immediately and steps to take them into the future. The program will include:
- The different generations and how their generational signposts shape their expectations of the workplace.
- The steps to create a generationally robust culture.
- The top generational engagement factors.
- Different recruitment techniques for the younger generations.
- How leadership optics changes and challenges each generation.