Course Details:
Dates: June 29th - July 1st, 2021
Location: Hybrid Course (Participants can attend either in-person at the NCI or online)
Registration Fee: $1,000 for members, $1,200 for non-members
Registration Deadline: Monday, June 21, 2021
Course Overview:
Join the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) for our hybrid Grain Industry Emerging Leader Program: Management vs. Leadership. This course will cover and compare management vs. leadership strategies as they apply to grain elevator management.
Course Objectives:
Understand financial statements and how they interact to evaluate your business performance.
Learn human resources and team management strategies.
Hear from industry professionals about their experiences in strategic finance
Think about long term strategic planning for your business.
Major Topics:
Cultivating Engagement as a Leader
Personality assessments
Hiring the right employees
Clarifying performance expectations
Correcting performance problems and resolving team conflict
Retaining good employees
Negotiating
Conflict Resolution
Income Statements and Balance Sheets
Statement of Cash Flows and Statement of Owners Equity
Ratio Analysis and/or Audits
Basics of Strategic Thinking
Megatrends in Agriculture
Mergers and Acquisitions
To Build or Not to Build
Who Should Attend:
This course will be available for current grain elevator staff looking to expand their skill-set in a managerial area, in this case specifically in business management.
How Do I Register?
This is a hybrid course, meaning participants can either attend in-person or online. Please choose one of these options during the checkout process. For your course fee, you will receive access to lectures and demonstrations.
Registration Fee: $1,000 for members, $1,200 for non-members
Registration Deadline: Monday, June 21, 2021
Should you request to cancel your registration prior to the registration deadline, NCI will provide a refund, less a 10% processing charge. Cancellation requests received after the registration deadline will not be eligible for a refund.
Member Registration:
For North Dakota Grain Dealers Association, South Dakota Grain & Feed Association, Minnesota Grain & Feed Association and Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) members, click the link below to register:
Non-Member Registration:
For Non-Members, click the link below to register:
General Information.
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
Fax: 701-231-7235
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
About the Northern Crops Institute.
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request (701-231-7736).