Leadership Development Program

Register Today for the Spring 2025 Leadership Development Program

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Dates:
  • March 26, 2025 – Introduction (Virtually)
  • April 2-4, 2025 – Session One (In Person)
  • April 23-25, 2025 – Session Two (In Person)  
  • July 18, 2025 – Post Program Continuance (Virtually)

 

Attendance for all sessions is required, and there will be homework before, between, and after the in-person meetings.  Details are included in the flyer.

Who Should Attend?: The DCA Leadership Development Program is suitable for managers, project managers, and emerging leaders within your organization.  It is aimed at professionals working in the distribution contracting industry who want to enhance their leadership abilities and advance their careers in the field. This program equips managers to engage and empower their teams to make an impact. Through focused learning and group activities, participants grow the skills needed to manage and lead their teams. 

 

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Housing: Hyatt Regency DFW Int’l Airport, 2334 N. International Pkwy., Dallas, TX. You must make 2 separate hotel reservations – April 2-4 and April 23-25. Reservations should be made no later than March 12, 2025. Listed below are the website links to make reservations online. If you wish to make reservations by phone, call 888-591-1234 and mention the 2025 DCA Professional Development Conference.

 
 
DCA Event Registration Cancellation Policy: Registration fees are 100 percent refundable up to 3 weeks prior to the start date of the event, minus a $200 administrative fee. After close of business Wednesday, March 12, 5:00 pm CDT, no refunds will be issued. All refund requests must be made in writing and sent via mail or email to DCA. All refunds will be processed at the end of the event.
 
Payment: Form of payment for registration fees is credit card only. DCA accepts Visa, Master Card or American Express. Should you have any questions, contact Teri Korson at tkorson@dcaweb.org or (469) 399-5584.
 
*If you are registering more than one employee from your company, each registration will need to be done separately, by logging into each employee’s separate profile.  If you or the employee and do not have a profile, create an account before registering.  If you are not sure if you or the employee have a profile, click the new user button at the top right of the page and follow the instructions.

2025 DCA Spring Leadership Development Program (LDP) Agenda

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2024 DCA Fall Leadership Development Program (LDP) Agenda
INTRODUCTION
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
9:00 am – 10:00 am CDT Kickoff and Orientation (VIRTUAL) Audience: Participants required; Managers of participants suggested but not required. During this virtual meeting, kickoff and orientation, participants will meet their trainers, receive an overview of content to be covered and receive their pre-workshop assignments. ATW will also review expectations of participants and answer any questions they or their managers may have.
SESSION ONE
Monday, September 30, 2024
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception, Dinner & Opening Activities (Attendance is REQUIRED).
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
8:00 am Breakfast on own
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Module One – Exploring and Leading Different Behavior Styles through DiSC
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Module Two – Role of the Manager
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reception & Dinner
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
7:00 am Breakfast on own
8:00 am – 11:30 am* Module Three -HR Essentials
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Module Four -Improve Performance Through Feedback and Coaching
3:00 pm Participants are free to depart
*Note that day two starts at 8:00 am to allow for an earlier departure for participants.
SESSION TWO
Monday, October 28, 2024
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception, Dinner & Opening Activities. (Attendance is REQUIRED).
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
8:00 am Breakfast on own
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Module Five: Situational Leadership II® – Part One
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Module Six: Situational Leadership II® – Part Two
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reception & Dinner
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
7:00 am Breakfast on own
8:00 am – 11:30 am* Module Seven: Driving Difficult Conversations
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Module Eight: Empowerment & Delegation
3:00 pm Participants are free to depart
*Note that day two starts at 8:00 am to allow for an earlier departure for participants.
POST-PROGRAM CONTINUANCE
Friday, January 10, 2025
9:00 am – 10:00 am CST Continue the Conversation (VIRTUAL) Audience: Participants required; Managers of participants are welcome but not required.

The DCA Workforce Summit is committed to:

Solving the Urgent Workforce Data Challenge facing the DCA industry. Solving this challenge will finally provide the missing data on what actually works to recruit, engage, and retain Gen Z and Millennial employees. This addresses the most urgent hiring challenge that is limiting the entire industry’s growth.

Solving the Training Challenge facing the DCA industry within the realities of what it can and cannot offer on-site. This includes each major inflection point of learning including on-boarding, training, and talent development. This addresses the expensive issue of providing the right training at the right time to drive performance, talent development and on-the-job performance.

Re-branding the Industry to win Gen Z and Millennials at exactly the right time in their workforce journey. This is critical for the industry and makes DCA and its key stakeholders the data-driven thought leaders that are literally building our country.

Materials from the 2019 Workforce Summit:

*To download THE PLAYBOOK, right click on the link below to save the file to your computer
The PLAYBOOK

Presentations and Digital Findings

 

Materials from Prior Workforce Summits:

2019 DCA Workforce Summit Agenda

2018 DCA Workforce Summit Agenda

DCA #1 Highlight Findings

DCA #2 Highlight Findings

DCA Digital Review Deck for Summit