This issue of Partners in Progress brings a sneak peek of some topics that will be presented at the 2026 Partners in Progress Conference in Orlando, Florida. These include ways to engage your labor or management partner; the reasons Best Practices Market Expansion Task Force co-chairs Kathy Kerber and Darrell Roberts think attending the conference will be good for business; how to master the art of small talk; why the Second Harvest, the conference charity, is worthy of your support; and how to identify and mentor emerging leaders. We also look at how Poynter Sheet Metal and Local 110 partnered to develop enough workforce for Poyner's largest project in history; a BE4ALL Town Hall meeting in Chicago; and how to leverage the Best Practices Task Force to build a labor-management partnership in your area.
