MMMA, MMHR to discuss birth order relationship to management style

Jack Agati

A joint meeting of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association and Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources on April 14 in Worcester will feature a keynote presentation about the impact of birth order on management style and interpersonal relationships.

Human relations and management expert Jack Agati will lead an entertaining and informative session, “Birth Order: What’s It Got to Do With Business, Anyway?” Agati will explore the impact that a person’s place in the family has on styles of managing and dealing with people.

Attendees will learn how to avoid potential interpersonal conflicts, while tapping into a person’s strengths as developed through the birth order process.

The meeting will also feature a panel discussion focused on civility in city and town halls. Panelists will include Bridgewater Town Manager Michael Dutton, Acton Human Resources Director Marianne Fleckner, and Norfolk Town Administrator Blythe Robinson. Randolph Town Councillor Katrina Huff-Larmond, founder of Huff, Larmond and Associates, will moderate the session.

MMA Executive Director Geoff Beckwith will provide a legislative update.

Registration and networking will begin at 9 a.m. The program will start at 9:30 a.m., and lunch will be served.

The meeting will be held at the AC Hotel Worcester at 125 Front St.

The registration fee is $45. To register, visit www.mma.org.

Due to COVID, attendees of this in-person meeting will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated (card, photo or QR code) on the day of the event. (Religious or medical exemptions are allowed with a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours.) Masks are optional. These safety protocols are subject to change based on the latest public health data and guidance.

Contacts:
• MMA Senior Member Services Coordinator Isabelle Nichols at inichols@mma.org or 617-426-7272, ext. 104
• MMA Senior Member Services Coordinator Denise Baker at dbaker@mma.org or 617-426-7272, ext. 105