With the 2017 *MDRT Annual Meeting just 5 weeks away, volunteers in the **PGA Leadership Committee are ready with polished blueprints for execution at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. My service this year as a PGA Task Force Director brought back memories of the first time I served in the same role.
It is practiced within the PGA Committee that private evaluation meetings are held for constructive comments on how to improve one’s performance in the given role and provide a better assessment of who may be recommended to move up the ladder of leadership. In 2016 when the Annual Meeting was in Vancouver, I had the privilege to sit through mine with my Chair ***Tony Engrassia. Being my direct superior, I was expecting a list of self-improvement advice from him. But his first question not only surprised me, it left me dumfounded. “Janet,” he said, “what do you think I could have done better to help make your job easier for you?” That one experience in my close to 8 months of working with Tony made me realize one very important element in my relationship with others; IT’S NEVER ABOUT ME, IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH.
I brought home this valuable take-away and applied it in my business; not only in my relationship with my clients but, most importantly, with my staff. I witnessed a change in the office atmosphere as they gained confidence in delivering their responsibilities and a willingness to learn and improve on their performance. An openness was created in place of the one-way communication that was present before.
from right Chair Tony Engrassia and DVP Todd Hruby
* Founded in 1927, the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®, is a global, independent association of more than 42,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals from more than 470 companies in 71 countries. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of excellence in the life insurance and financial services business.
The MDRT Annual Meeting is MDRT’s pinnacle conference, gathering thousands of members from around the world to create an exclusive event like no other. Attendees hear inspiring speakers, learn insights from some of the best minds in the world and share their best practices and innovations with peers to help attain new levels of success. The MDRT Annual Meeting is where MDRT members learn to be well-rounded individuals, improving their lives both personally and professionally.
https://www.mdrt.org/meetings/
** Volunteering to serve on a committee is not for everyone. Members devote their time and expertise without pay. The volunteer experience begins for most members either through the Membership Communications Committee (MCC) or at the MDRT Annual Meeting as a member of one of the 10 task forces that make up the Annual Meeting Program General Arrangements Committee.
The army of PGA volunteers, which numbers around 700, assists with the MDRT Annual Meetings logistics. Their responsibilities include directing foot traffic, serving as speaker liaisons, selling products in the MDRT Store and greeting first-time attendees. In short, without these volunteers, the MDRT Annual Meeting simply could not happen.
***Anthony G. Engrassia, LUTCF, ChFC of Rocky Mountain, North Carolina
The above article was inspired by a blog written by Ryan Holmes, CEO of Hootsuite.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/04/the-4-most-powerful-words-you-can-use-in-business/
“The 4 Most Powerful Words You Can Use In Business”
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