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01.24.2020

Agribusiness, Featured, Leadership, Management

Investing in Talent: Commodity vs. Annuity

Over the course of my career, I have had the great honor and privilege of...

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03.12.2020

Agribusiness, Featured, Management, Marketing, Sales

Managing in a New Era

For many years, we have talked about how sales and marketing have evolved over time....

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06.19.2020

Featured, Sales, Strategy

Online Sales of Ag Inputs

The possibility of having a sizable online channel for selling or buying ag inputs has...

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06.19.2020

Featured, Leadership

A Series on Decision Making Part 1: Effective Decision Making vs. Captain Hindsight

As I write this blog, we find ourselves facing two pandemic related realities: a world...

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06.25.2020

Featured, Sales

How Did George Jetson Sell Spacely Space Sprockets?

On the show The Jetsons, George Jetson worked for a company called Spacely Space Sprockets...

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07.30.2020

Featured, Human Resources, Leadership

A Series on Decision Making Part 2: Views on Decision Making

The volume of material and research on the topic of decision making is astounding. From...

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09.01.2020

Featured, Leadership

A Series on Decision Making Part 3: How Senior Execs Approach Decision Making: A Look at Personality Data From the C-Suite

In 2007 when I was a director and senior faculty member at the Center for...

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09.09.2020

Featured, Research

Agricultural Retailers’ & Farmers’ Perspective: Findings From An Exploratory Study on Conservation Practices in Agriculture

The idea of sustainability, in all of its forms, in the food and agricultural chains...

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10.16.2020

Featured, Research

Ag Retailers’ Role in Sustainability

Sustainability is undeniably one of the most important drivers of the new business landscape created...

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10.27.2020

Featured, Leadership

A Series on Decision Making Part 4: Observations on Decision Making

Back when I worked for a large bank, we would have an annual golf outing...

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