Convince Your Boss…

No matter how excited you are to attend the AGM Educational Retail Conference, you may find that before you can click that REGISTER NOW button, you will have to convince your boss to let you attend. Here are 5 easy steps to help convince your boss:

1. Share the topics and sessions that will benefit your organization

Review the program with management and determine the sessions that will best advance you organization's strategy and your professional development goals to help you be an even stronger contributor to your workplace. Explain to your boss how those sessions will benefit your organization and make you a better employee long-term.

2. Register early

Take advantage of the Early Bird discount by registering earlier rather than later.

3. Tout the networking opportunities that will give you resources the whole year long

One of the core benefits of membership to the AGM is the networking that happens among its members. The AGM’s Educational Retail Conference is the perfect setting for you to network with your peers and meet a plethora of additional buyers to use as a resource for questions, trends and communication for the next year. It’s like Mentor Development 101.

4. You’ll make more money for the club

Learning from real success stories means you will make more money for the club with proven strategies rather than trying on your own to figure out what works. Many organizations waste time going through a lot of trial and error before discovering the formula to success. A good conference will challenge your current way of thinking, but will also provide you with actionable ideas and takeaways. This conference will provide you with actions and advice you can start using immediately. And most importantly,you’ll make the golf shop more money when you implement those ideas!

5. Bring it all home

Let your boss know you will commit to a post-conference briefing for your colleagues, where you’ll highlight what you’ve learned from the experience. Tie your learnings to your organization’s strategy to show your boss that the conference won’t just be beneficial in theory but will give you real-world solutions and actionable tips that you can implement for your organization. Don’t just promise learning for yourself, promise to bring it home and share it with the rest of the team and multiply that investment!