The speed at which your company can grow depends on your talent. Unlike products and services, you are competing with everyone for talent. Recruiting, developing, and retaining next-generation employees starts with understanding the expectations, needs, priorities, and mindset of Gen-Z. This presentation will share best practices in crafting your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and rethinking...

Navigating the rocky roads of Human Resources laws, policies, and procedures is treacherous at best — especially for small to medium-sized businesses without a full-time HR department. STAFDA’s HR Consultant, Nancye Combs, has saved members literally millions of dollars in potential litigation with her timely and focused advice. Join her as she maps out the...

For construction and industrial companies across North America, tariffs are no longer just a trade policy issue, they pose a direct threat to profitability, cash flow, and even business continuity. Sudden tariff changes can drive up costs overnight, disrupt supply chains, and create financial strain. While no one can predict exactly when or how tariffs...

Join Bob DeStefano, STAFDA’s Online Marketing Consultant, for an intensive 60-minute webinar that will revolutionize how members approach industrial marketing. This isn’t just another theory-based session — it’s a step-by-step blueprint for driving real growth in today’s complex manufacturing and distribution marketplace.

In changing and challenging times, it’s important to understand that empathy and accountability can work hand in hand. Strong leaders understand how to handle communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution in ways that make their teams stronger and people happier. In this webinar, Jill Geisler will focus on the key dimensions of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management,...

Alex Chausovsky will deliver practical and actionable advice designed to help business leaders and key decision makers plan for future economic conditions and continuously improve their company’s strategic planning initiatives. Attendees will walk away from the session with the following insights: * Time-sensitive economic events of concern such as inflation, interest rates, labor market conditions,...

STAFDA members face unprecedented challenges — as well as exceptional opportunities. Concierge Customer Service offers a way to weather the challenges and capitalize on the opportunity. Doing so requires successfully executing three strategies: 1. Investing in your customers to serve them at the highest level. Customer expectations have transformed — particularly since the pandemic. Exceeding...

Join Scott Rosenzwig, with Sales Growth Advisors, as he demonstrates to attendees how to unlock their companies' sales potential and bolster their reputation. Please check back for additional details.

Every distributor has one or more warehouses. But few realize that efficient and effective warehouse operations are a key element to success and profitability. In this webinar, Jon Schriebfeder and Matt Schreibfeder, STAFDA’s Inventory Consultants, will explore how a few simple practices will help members ensure the on-hand quantities of stocked products are consistently accurate...