NRCA University | Future Executives Institute | Meetings and homework
Annual meeting
The three-year NRCA Future Executives Institute (FEI) is built on nine core areas essential to small-business operations: management, leadership, human resources, financial management, sales and marketing, roofing industry issues, risk management, family relationships/succession and personal development. Content addressing these areas will be presented throughout the three years. A number of these disciplines build on one another.
NRCA convention
Students enrolled in the institute will participate in a program during the International Roofing Expo and NRCA's annual convention. The program will address one or more of the core areas and provide time to share information about projects that participants have been working on since their institute meeting in October.
Projects and assignments
Participants will be responsible for completing a variety of challenging projects and assignments. Some will involve individual projects about each participant's company. Others will be team assignments with other class members. Participants also will participate in online courses created specifically for the institute.
The expectation is that the entire future executives group will complete the three-year institute together. Each fall, there will be a three-day, face-to-face program, and during NRCA's annual convention, the class will reconvene to touch base and participate in an educational program and group dinner.
Between face-to-face meetings, there will be projects and assignments. Potential projects will include online courses, short internship opportunities and assignments related to individual companies. Projects will be tailored to student experience and company needs.
Three-year schedule
| Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
| Personal development |
Strategic planning |
Industry panel discussions—various topics |
| Business relations |
Human resources |
Family business |
| Presentation skills |
Advertising |
Presentation skills |
| Family business |
Risk identification |
Leadership workshop |
| Finance |
Insurance |
Legal issues |
| Leadership workshop |
Legal issues |
Human resources |
| Human resources |
Risk management panel discussions |
Problem-solving techniques |
| Legal issues |
Leading teams |
Branding |
| Improv workshop |
Family business |
Crisis management |
| Marketing |
Leadership/team workshop* |
Industry panel discussions—various topics* |
| Strategic planning |
Finance* |
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| Negotiations* |
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*Course held during NRCA's annual convention—subject to change each year.
