As agricultural producers continue to face a challenging economic environment, agricultural retailers are having to adjust to the new market realities. Looking for efficiency gains and margin opportunities is the name of the game. Are we looking in all areas to find...
No one understands the importance of resilience more than managers who are trying to be successful in the current business environment. Our complex agri-food system is dynamic and ever changing. Managers and the teams they lead have to be able to positively adapt to...
Changing company culture is no easy feat. In fact, it isn’t even easy to define what company culture is—let alone changing it. For starters, it’s important to recognize that any group of people has a culture. In the business world, culture is defined as the unwritten...
The agricultural industry is in the midst of a significant transformation—one the members of cooperative boards of directors need to be prepared to navigate. Our board members have excellent business sense built through their experiences within their own enterprises...
Talent Management Matters The only way to improve business performance is to improve the people running the place. After all, an organization is simply a collection of people working together to create value for the customer and capture some of that value for the...
Talent affects finance Agribusiness professionals seem to view the chief financial officer (CFO) as a no-nonsense type with a singular focus on the numbers. It is clear, however, that nothing is more important to a company’s financial performance than talent...
Developing Ag Sales Managers We know that the majority of sales managers at agribusinesses are promoted from the ranks of successful salespeople. There is good logic in that. But, there are a few challenges for sales managers who come from the ranks of salespeople....
Academy to focus on management in seed industry Leadership techniques for the long-term success of seed companies will be at the forefront when the Purdue Center for Food and Agricultural Business hosts the 2016 American Seed Trade Association Management Academy March...
Strategic thinking is all about change. It’s about ways to anticipate, shape and capitalize on the future by looking inside and outside of the business. This is especially true given that many managers, until now, have found career success by excelling in tactical...
The National Conference for Agribusiness is rapidly approaching and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome some of the top names in talent management from across the food and agribusiness industries. Take our keynote speaker, for example. Steve Vande Loo has had...
