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

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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Giving and Receiving Feedback

06.17.2020

Agribusiness, Agribusiness Review, Leadership, Management

The Fix to Nearly Every HR Problem: Giving & Receiving Feedback

Prior to joining Purdue University as a visiting professor, I was the head of human...

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See Sooner Act Faster

06.17.2020

Agribusiness Review, Leadership, Strategy

Vigilance in the Midst of Fundamental Changes

Even before COVID-19, the food production and distribution industries were facing a time of significant...

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Leading During Times of Fear and Uncertainty

03.19.2020

Agribusiness, Featured, Leadership

Leading During Times of Fear and Uncertainty

It has been said that the only thing constant is change. If that’s so, then...

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Investing in Talent: Commodity vs. Annuity

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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Leading Change

01.08.2020

Agribusiness, Education, Featured, Leadership, Strategy

Leading Change

Change is occurring at a fast rate. Shocking, right? No? Of course not. We are...

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How to Create Curious Employees

12.11.2019

Agribusiness, Agribusiness Review, Leadership, Management

How to Create Curious Employees

This Quarterly Review article is different from others I have done in that it is...

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Self-Managed Teams Need Leaders Too

09.18.2019

Agribusiness, Agribusiness Review, Leadership, Management, Research, Strategy

Self-Managed Teams Need Leaders Too

After cutting through the leadership research and management jargon, this paper offers some serious insight...

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09.05.2019

Agribusiness, Leadership, Strategy, Supply Chain

Creating Value Through Blockchain Technology

As we navigate a world of constant advancement and disruption, could the phenomenon that is...

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08.01.2019

About the Center, Agribusiness, Leadership, Management, Strategy

Building on Our Vision: A Year of Innovative Growth

When Dr. Michael Gunderson started serving as the director for the Purdue University Center for...

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