An interactive discussion on effective business strategies. Sessions include risk management, customer centricity, business innovation, executive decision making, strategic thinkin and values-based leadership.
Seminar Goals:
To learn about global markets, financing, currency, and the business culture.
To better comprehend the scope and complexities of economic policy as it relates to agricultural issues.
To better understand the organization and functions of financial institutions.
To study the futures industry and the exchanges’ impact on the market.
• To examine future concepts in productivity and competitive advantage
• To explore technological innovations and their impact on the workplace
• To examine the culture and psychology and change as it relates to human resources
• To examine social innovations and how they propose changing established social systems
• To learn from the successes and failures of change initiatives in major corporations
Goals:
• To understand how entrepreneurs take science technology and innovation to the marketplace.
• To understand the impact of climate bill legislation and the mechanics of a carbon exchange.
• To gain knowledge of biotechnology advances as they affect trade and global land use.
• To learn about global and regional water issues including water resource planning, the impact of climate change on water supplies, and the need to prevent the wasting of water.
• To broaden the awareness of social, political, and cultural issues in China and India;
• To better understand the role and responsibility of the United States within an ever-
changing global agribusiness environment;
• To gain an understanding of China and India’s agricultural policies, regulations, and other
factors affecting agricultural trade with the United States;
• To understand the value chain and supply chain of agriculture in China and India and the role of American agribusiness in those chains.
Primary Goal
To develop the participants’ awareness of business, social and governmental factors that lead to the understanding of current and emerging agricultural trade and production opportunities.
Objectives
To understand trade from other countries’ viewpoints and put that into perspective with our own view of exporting and importing (both as competitors and customers).
To investigate the development of the countries on an economic, environmental, and social level.
To understand the economic, agricultural, and cultural bases of the countries.
To understand the political structure of the governments of the countries and how it relates to the government and operational structure of agriculture in the US.
• To better understand how the media function and ways your organization or business can work with media to reach mutual goals.
• To increase awareness of the rapid changes taking place in social media opportunities.
• To improve skills at refining messages and developing talking points from all the information that could be communicated with the media.
• To enhance interviewing skills, bridging from question to talking points, and handling negative questions.
• To become more familiar with the principles of crisis communications and ways to communicate in periods of confusion, disaster and heightened concern.
• To observe how select organizations work successfully with the media.
• To be aware of U.S. farm program policies and be able to discuss their impacts upon various segments of the agricultural industry.
• To understand environmental issues related to agriculture and be able to explain the choices in the current debate.
• To learn about the changing public image of the food and agriculture industry and its impact on various stakeholders and policymakers.
• To explain the regulation of biotechnology and the responsibilities for owners and users of this technology.
• To discuss the political, economic, and financial forces confronting Agricultural Policymakers.
• To update the status of policies impacting biofuels and their influence on U.S. Agriculture.
Goals:
• To examine selected governmental agencies, organizations, and U.S. Congress so as to accurately discuss its roles, priorities, and ways it can be influenced.
• To gain insight into national and international issues of importance to Illinois and agriculture and to be able to apply this understanding to policy development and decision making.
• To broaden knowledge of various cultures.
• To broaden appreciation and understanding for the diversity of government as it relates to agriculture.
An opportunity to sharpen public speaking, business writing, and listening skills. This session will also focus on how to lead without authority and resolve conflicts.
Self-exploration into one's communication style and how to adapt your style when working with others. Also includes developing a systems approach to critical thinking to accomplish desired outcomes. Bloomington-Normal, IL November 2010
• To gain insight into state issues, the legislative process, and public policies; and be able to apply this understanding to the leadership roles you are involved in.
• To better understand how agricultural leaders can interact with state government and advance the cause of agriculture and individual businesses.
