Management Training

SwineCast 0744, Leading Without Authority - Pushing Rope With No Pull

Leadership without authority is a pig of a different color. If you can't hire and fire, how do you keep the team moving forward? General Stanley McChrystal found himself in just such an environment as he sought to meet his goals while working both within the U.S. military establishment and with outside contractors and civilians. Good stuff from the Stanford Graduate School of Business "View From The Top" Series.

Rational decisions are decidedly in the best interest of your business. So why don't we make them all the time? Dr. Terry Hurley, economist at the University of Minnesota discussed the issue and offered his insights to the 2012 Leman conference. Selected comments provide a baseline for your future considerations.

Dealing with today OK? What about tomorrow? Don Tyler of Tyler and Associates discusses some common sense steps to keeping your attitude in check for your health and those around you. This one you might want to forward to your management team.

Ian Davis, retired Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, recently shared his top five leadership traits with Stanford's Graduate School of Business students. Ian has consulted with major international management leaders, seeing very good... and some not very good management teams. This half hour program is a great thought provoker for your management team and might be a good point of initiation for the 'up and comers' that are ready for advancement. Best wishes in the New Year!
Link to Ian Davis program oveview and bio
Link to YouTube presentation

Stepping outside of the ag arena to hear Robert Joss, Professor of Finance, Dean Emeritus of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, shares his Top 10 Life Lessons with a group about to graduate. These thoughts are applicable regardless of your position on the journey. Feel free the share the link.
Link to full video with Robert J. Joss.

A conversation with Dr. Aaron Lower of Carthage Vet Service overviewing the August 30th CVS Swine Seminar in Macomb, IL. Click here for more information.

In this year's July 4th feature we share a conversation with Jack Welch on leadership and management planning. Mr. Welch was a guest at MIT's Sloan School of Management.
Link to the Jack Welch Institute is here.
Link to MIT's full video is here.

How can producers network and extend management capabilities in this changing industry environment? The University of Illinois School of Vet Medicine has openings for the first "Executive Pork Producers Program" certificate program with classes getting underway November of 2011. Think of it as a 'mini-Masters' says facilitator Dr. Jim Lowe.
Here's where you go for more info and/or signup.

Leadership presentation by GE's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt as he speaks at the Stanford School of Business "View From The Top" Series. Immelt notes today's leaders must prepare for increasing turbulence in the future.

The unusual aspect of the most recent economic and corporate calamity is that nearly everyone experienced severe industry disruption. Today's presentation is from Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. This Back To The Classroom series overviews his considerations on changing organizational innovation in the 'new normal' of increased industry turmoil. Listen to this while you're on the road. You'll need time to think about it.