{"id":12770,"global_id":"distributionstrategy.com?id=12770","global_id_lineage":["distributionstrategy.com?id=12770"],"author":"26","status":"publish","date":"2026-08-25 10:23:27","date_utc":"2026-08-25 14:23:27","modified":"2026-09-08 16:13:30","modified_utc":"2026-09-08 20:13:30","url":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/event\/09-29-26-sme-how-distributors-are-driving-employee-engagement\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/12770","title":"How Distributors are Driving Employee Engagement","description":"
\n
\n

Subject Matter expert <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Distributors are Driving Employee Engagement<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
\n\t

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t8:42 PM PDT \/ 11:42 PM EDT\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\n
Register Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Engagement looks different when your workforce is in a warehouse, a truck, and a sales territory all at once. Here’s what actually works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n

Employee engagement has always been a challenge in wholesale distribution \u2014 a workforce spread across warehouses, delivery routes, and sales territories, often with limited visibility into company direction and few natural touchpoints with leadership. The pressure is sharper now. Retention costs are real, frontline expectations have changed, and the organizations that figure out how to build genuine engagement across their entire workforce \u2014 not just corporate staff \u2014 are seeing it show up in performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this Subject Matter Expert session, Nancy Disbrow, SHRM-SCP, Managing Director of Talent at Nivalmi Consulting<\/strong>, draws on her direct experience leading HR at a wholesale distributor to examine what employee engagement actually looks like in a distribution environment \u2014 the specific practices that move the needle, why standard approaches often fall short in this industry, and what distribution leaders can do starting now to build a more engaged workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n