HARVESTING SUCCESS
AGRICULTURAL 2012 Program of Study
LEADERS of TOMORROW
Tuesday, January 17, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Rend Lake Resort
What’s It All About?
Steve Gannaway, Director of Training and Development, IFB
Dave Stille, Training and Development Manager, IFB
Meet the other participants, receive program materials, preview the sessions, and learn about the format for the ALOT program.
Be the Best You Can Be
Robin Thompson, Owner of Etiquette-Network and Robin Thompson Charm School, Pekin, IL.
Many adults have little experience with etiquette. They feel uncomfortable with new situations and people. Good manners are equated with competence. Even in everyday life, possessing confidence and poise will simplify daily interactions. Knowing what to do, what to say, and when to do so will make you relaxed and feel at ease in all situations. This session will be filled with lots of tips that will help guide you through life.
Tuesday, January 24, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 25, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rend Lake Resort
Leadership--Enhancing Your Effectiveness
Shirley Stelbrink, Lead Training Consultant, Learning Alliances Company, Clinton, IL.
Challenge your concepts of leadership as we discuss skills and strategies to enhance your effectiveness. We will discuss communication skills, conflict resolution, ethics, and collaboration/team building.
What is your Temperament Style?
Dave Stille, Training and Development Manager, IFB
Steve Gannaway, Director of Training and Development, IFB
If you had a key that would unlock the answers to human behavior, would you use it? Imagine having the knowledge to truly understand yourself and others, without requiring years of study. Through this session, participants will learn how to understand the four temperaments of human behavior, uncovering what motivates each, and how to improve communication skills between each style. The skills learned can be incorporated in all areas of daily life, as well helping you to achieve higher levels of success, both personally and professionally.
Speaking With Confidence
Steve Gannaway, Director of Training and Development, IFB
Dave Stille, Training and Development Manager, IFB
Ann Kafer, Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing Services, GROWMARK
Gain more confidence in public speaking as you are guided through the "how-tos" for developing and giving a presentation.
Tuesday, January 31, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rend Lake Resort
Creativity at Your Fingertips
Steve Gannaway, Director of Training and Development, IFB
Dave Stille, Training and Development Manager, IFB
IFB Graphic Arts Department
Creativity is a survival skill for today’s leaders, and the creation of new products and processes. Gain the confidence to face any challenge by unlocking your creative potential by creating your class logo. Be thinking of what legacy you want to pass-on to future classes about the ALOT 2012 program.
Tuesday, February 7, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 8, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Hilton, Springfield
Round Table Discussion with a Senator
Representative David Reis, Illinois 108 District
Learn about the challenges and rewards of representing agriculture in Springfield.
Lincoln and Leadership
Kim Bauer, Independent Researcher, Decatur, IL
Abraham Lincoln has been considered one of the greatest leaders. He picked his cabinet members knowing that they could be molded to work together during a time of civil discourse, not an easy task. Some imply that this came easily to Lincoln; however, Lincoln acquired his style of leadership through many years of trial and error. Always a person wanting to learn, he studied himself. He analyzed his shortcomings and discovered the most effect way of using them when dealing with people. He used humor to his advantage. He also used his friends’ and colleagues’ personalities and characteristics to help him achieve his desired goals. In this session, we will take a deeper look at Lincoln and his leadership style. Learn about his strengths and weaknesses and see if you can become like Lincoln, discovering your own strengths and shortcomings that can help you in your daily dealing with clients and staff.
FB ACT
Liz Hobart, Associate Director of National Legislation & Policy Development
You make the call you make the difference. Learn how easy it is and the importance of contacting your legislators.
State and National Legislative Update
Mark Gebhards, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities, IFB
Review the current state and national issues and discuss what to expect while touring the capitol.
The Legislative Process
Lobbyist staff
Learn how a bill becomes a law and find out about the resources available to assist you.
Discover Your Strength
Steve Gannaway, Director of Training and Development, IFB
Dave Stille, Training and Development Manager, IFB
If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything. While our society encourages us to be well-rounded, this approach inadvertently breeds mediocrity. Organizations are quick to look for leaders who are great communicators, visionary thinkers, and who can also get things done and follow through. All of these attributes are desirable and necessary for an organization to succeed. But in all the leaders studied there has yet to be one found with all these strengths. During this session learn what your strengths are and how you can make your future teams more successful by identifying people’s strengths and how to tap into them.
Campaigns and Candidates
Glenn Hodas, Political Consultant at Hodas & Associates, Champaign, IL
Whether you are running for an office or helping someone else run for an office in your township or county; this session will help you focus on the research, grassroots, fundraising, earned media, paid media, and the field operations.
Tour of the Capitol
Steve Gannaway, Director of Training and Development, IFB
Dave Stille, Manager of Training and Development, IFB
Tour the House of Representatives, the Senate, meet your legislator, and see other highlights in our state capitol.
(Participants will stay overnight at the Hilton on Tuesday, February 7.)
Tuesday, February 14, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rend Lake Resort
95 % of the World's Population Lives Outside the U.S.: Where Are Our Customers?
Ross Korves, Consultant, Mt. Prospect, IL.
The world's population will soon pass 6.8 billion and is expected to grow to over 8 billion by 2025. The 300 million people in the U.S. are our first market, closely followed by a second market of 145 million people living in Canada & Mexico. Japan is a third market with another 127 million people. Where do we go from there? The markets of the present and future will be explored. The "produce it and they will come philosophy" will not make the U.S. competitive. Trade policy & economic policy will greatly impact our ability to profitably reach additional markets. Food safety, carbon footprints, and other environmental concerns have caught the interest of consumers around the world and the U.S. must respond to them. Markets outside the U.S. have more opportunity than ever before, but also more challenges that need to be solved.
Tuesday, February 21, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rend Lake Resort
Leadership Styles
Dave Stille, Training and Development Manager, IFB
Get better results from your members and volunteers by understanding leadership strategies, utilizing tools to
assess their needs to flex their leadership style, and learning skills and strategies to assist them in meeting the needs of their volunteers and members.
Generation
Dr. Sarah Bond, Instructor, Educational Administration and Higher Education, Southern Illinois University
People communicate based on their generational backgrounds. Each generation has distinct attitudes, behaviors, expectations, habits and motivational buttons. Learning how to communicate with the different generations can eliminate many major confrontations and misunderstandings. During this workshop you will begin to unlock the mystery of what makes these generations different. Explore what experiences have influenced their attitudes, values, and work styles. Identify what they need to be successful at work. Discuss how we can engage and inspire them to maximize their impact and productivity.
Tuesday, February 28 SNOW WEEK
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rend Lake Resort
Coalition Building
Ryan Tracy, Director of External Relations, IFB
The importance of building and fostering relationships in the Agribusiness community.
Local Government
Kevin Rund, Senior Director Of Local Government, IFB
Learn about the local government and the importance it has in our daily lives.
Township & County Structure
Brenda Matherly, Assistant Director Of Local Government, IFB
This session will help you learn how to build on the coalitions with your township and county government structure.
Working with the Media
Rachel Torbert, Media Relations Manager, IFB
Review the key agricultural issues, discuss the elements of effective persuasion, and learn tips on how to communicate with the media.
Tuesday, March 13, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Rend Lake Resort
Meetings - Running On All Cylinders
Steve Gannaway, Director of Training & Development, IFB
Build on your leadership skills and learn how to harness the energy of the group in a meeting while staying focused, results oriented, and efficient.
So You Think You Can't Write
Jenn Beck, Senior Learning & Development Specialist, COUNTRY Financial
Review tips for effective writing. As a leader, you are often called upon to use your writing skills.
Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 22, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. IAA Building, Bloomington
Discussion with the President
Philip Nelson, President, IFB
Meet the President and discuss the current challenges of IFB.
China
Thomas D. Lutze, Ph.D., Professor of History, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL.
Partners or Rivals?
W. Michael Weis, Ph.D., Professor of History, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL.
The United States and Brazil or Latin America in the Age of Globalization?
The Middle East and Global Terrorism--Root Causes and Needed Responses
Dr. Jamal Nassar, Dean, College of Social Behavioral Sciences, California State University
Learn how terrorism feeds on poverty, ignorance, and injustice. In order to defeat terror, the global community needs to deal with its root causes and not just its symptoms.
Round Table Discussion with Speakers
Thomas D. Lutze, Ph.D., Professor of History, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL.
W. Michael Weis, Ph.D., Professor of History, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL.
Dr. Jamal Nassar, Dean, College of Social Behavioral Sciences, California State University
A Look at COUNTRY® Financial
Mary Guinane, Investment Officer, COUNTRY Trust Bank
Rob McDade, Vice President -- Financial & Brokerage Solutions, COUNTRY Financial
Hear CTB's economic outlook and investment information. Learn about how COUNTRY provides financial security for clients; the goals, objectives, and purpose of insurance and financial services companies; services available; and operations and sales outside of Illinois.
Cooperatives: Developing, Understanding, and Responsibilities
Dan Kelley, Chairman of the Board & President, GROWMARK, Inc., & Staff
Look at cooperatives and the philosophies and operations of GROWMARK.
Building a Better Team
Bryan Dodge, Consultant, Dodge Development Inc., Duncanville, TX
During this session you will learn why being a team player is so important in today’s world, how to support and build on the strengths and skills of the people around you, and how to discover and develop your talent DNA—the key to building a successful team.
How to Take Ownership of Leadership
Bryan Dodge, Consultant, Dodge Development Inc., Duncanville, TX
Take you team approach to the next level, during this time Bryan will discuss the three laws of leadership and how they affect every area of life, what motivates people, how to find and keep a good team, and how to improve team communication.
Presentation of Certificates
Receive your certificate, plus have a photo taken with the IAA Board members who serve on the
ALOT Advisory Committee.
(Participants will stay overnight at the Chateau Hotel & Conference Center, Bloomington, on Wednesday, March 21.)
The ALOT Advisory Committee thanks these organizations for their contributions and support to the ALOT program: COUNTRY® Insurance & Financial Services, GROWMARK, Inc., Participating FS Member Companies, County Farm Bureaus, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and
Illinois Soybean Association.