About EMI
For more than 50 years, the TRSA Annual Executive Management Institute has educated thousands of linen, uniform and facility services professionals, including many of today’s most respected industry CEOs, senior executives and leaders. Recognized as the equivalent of a linen, uniform and facility services Executive MBA, this multiyear interactive management program develops leadership, communications, team-building, problem-solving and information-sharing skills, as well as a career-long professional network. Each year, participants engage in at least 30 hours of classroom and situational training.
Skill Builder for Achieving Your Operation’s Goals
The TRSA Executive Management Institute (EMI) teaches progressive employee and customer relations techniques and other emerging practices to textile services management so they can more effectively tackle to-do lists. EMI instructors explain how today’s workplace dynamics and social trends impact everyday business decisions in the textile services industry. Participants discuss their pressing work challenges with instructors and industry colleagues in classes and social events, delivering the “wisdom of the crowd” for immediate applicability to your workplace.
EMI has enhanced the careers of thousands of textile services professionals and earned high praise from participants for more than 50 years. The program develops the management and leadership skills of participants through team-building, interactive sessions emphasizing information-sharing and problem solving. The four-year EMI program offers 30 hours of interactive classroom training each year including:
- Conflict management and constructive discipline
- Strategic planning
- Delegation and resource management
- Effective communications
- Coaching and performance
- Team building and problem solving
- Personal and interpersonal development
- Ethics and diversity
- Financial management
- Marketing/Sales
- Customer service
Who Should Attend
- Company owner/operators and next-generation leaders
- Corporate executives and directors (including HR/administration)
- Plant-based management (GMs, branch and department heads)
- TRSA Member Associates
- Individuals who have achieved the CPLM credential can receive 31 hours toward re-certification
Agenda at a Glance
Review the class agenda for all four years of EMI.
Day 1
Registration Opens
4:00 PM
Dinner
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Day 2
Educational Sessions
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Dinner
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Day 3
Educational Sessions
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Dinner
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Game Night
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Day 4
Educational Sessions
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Dinner
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
DC at Night Tour
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Day 5
Educational Sessions
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception & Class Photos
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Graduation Dinner
6:00 PM
Day 6
Check Out
12:00 Noon
What EMI Means to Attendees and Graduates
"EMI has been an excellent experience for me both personally and professionally. I have developed great relationships with my classmates and learned the skills to be a better manager and person."
Ryan Kelley, CPLM, manager, applications engineering, Pellerin Milnor Corp.
"I completed both EMI and PMI, along with many TRSA educational and leadership groups. Attending these programs allows you to take a step back from daily-demand activities to learn at a higher level, not only in the classroom, but through relationships off campus."
Peter Brown, business development, Mickey’s Linen