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development calendar of events
Visit gamaweb.com for more information and to register for these upcoming GAMA events.

Teleconference: “Passion Breeds Retention”

Fall 2013

Workshop: Field Leadership Series:
Keeping the Right People

The Professional Development Committee is busy reviewing
more than 60 LAMP speaker applications for LAMP ’14 in
Nashville. The committee will meet several times over the
summer to select the best presentations to provide you with
new ideas to grow your business and lead your team.

In side GA M A Int er nationa l

Sept. 18

LAMP ’14

Keeping the Right People
Oct. 14–18

Program: The Essentials of Leadership
and Management. St. Paul, Minn.

November

Webcast: “The Business and Marketing”

Resources

Lazy Days of Summer?
July and August … lounging in a hammock, sipping cocktails
poolside, bonfires on the beach … these are the lazy days
of summer, right? Not at GAMA! At GAMA headquarters in
Virginia, along with our volunteer committee members across
the country, we’re busy building the leaders who build the
insurance, investment, and financial services industry. Here
are just some of the things going on this summer.

The Essentials of Leadership and
Management
Two of our PMG company partners are hosting the fiveday Essentials of Leadership and Management program for
their field leaders this summer. Participants in this premier
leadership program will join an elite group of nearly 2,000
alumni who think bigger and achieve more.

Leading From the Front
GAMA will host 10 virtual classes this summer for the five
different Leading From the Front programs currently under way,
and one group will wrap up its experience discussing leadership
decisions and team alignment on the battlefields of Gettysburg.
A newer program than The Essentials, Leading From the Front
has a small but growing number of alumni — coming up on the
100 mark already — all with the skills and strategies needed
to optimize performance and maximize results, not to mention
preach the benefits of what this unique course offers!

Speakers and locations across the country have been
confirmed for the one-day Keeping the Right People workshop,
based on the GAMA Foundation for Education and Research’s
in-depth study of best practices to provide the value and
support that top performers say is directly linked to retention.

Best Practices Teleconference
Selecting the panel, identifying key questions, conducting
rehearsals — a lot more preparation goes into these
60-minute teleconferences than you might imagine. Mark
your calendars now to tune into the September BPT, where
we’ll identify strategies to use passion and enthusiasm to help
the industry build stronger teams and improve retention.

GAMA International PMG Symposium
Every September, GAMA hosts a meeting for learning
leaders in our Partners in Management Growth companies.
During this one-and-a-half-day meeting, learning leaders
discuss best practices for selecting, developing, and
supporting agency and firm field leaders. Plans are now
under way for a meeting at Lansdowne Resort in beautiful
Leesburg, Va., on Sept. 19 and 20, 2013.

Summer Sale
Watch your email for GAMA’s Summer Sale for some great
summertime reading. We’ll be featuring a new product every
month.
G A M A I n t e r n at i o n a l L e a r n i n g T r a c k s

GAMA resources are organized by learning tracks, so you can easily find the tools that tackle
related issues. Look for these icons on GAMA Source and in other GAMA media.
Performance Coaching & Mentoring

Diversity

Producer Development

Frontline Leader Development

Visit our members-only online learning portal to find audio, video, and print professional
development resources. Go to gama.knowledgelink2.com and enter your user ID (your 7-digit
member number, located on your membership card and on this journal's mailing label) and
password (your last name, with no spaces or punctuation).

Business Strategy & Growth

Recruiting & Selection

Leadership & Culture

Retention

Leadership Teams

Sales & Marketing

LoTT Program

Supervision & Accountability

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