423. AgrIInstitute’s Beth Archer on building a leadership ecosystem, the power of different industry voices in one room + delivering consistency in an industry of constant change
About this episode
Beth Archer discusses building a leadership ecosystem in Indiana's agbioscience industry through collaboration and communication.
From industry trailblazers to academic leaders, policymakers to journalists, AgrIInstitute has served as a platform for leadership development in Indiana’s agbioscience ecosystem for over 40 years. Executive Director Beth Archer joins us this week and provides tremendous perspective on how you build an ecosystem of strong leaders: by convening and facilitating communication among a diverse group of interests and specialties across a vast, but collaborative industry. Highlights include: The work Beth leads at AgrIInstitute and how the organization serves the agbioscience ecosystem What gaps were identified by Indiana state leaders that led to its founding and how the organization has evolved to meet the needs of today’s industry Wrapping up Agricultural Leadership Program (ALP) Class 21 and how Beth’s differentiated approach to the program has kept it so successful over the years The balancing act of delivering consistent leadership development when industry is in a state of constant change What challenges and headwinds business leaders in the industry are facing as they look to the future and how organizations like AgrIInstitute enable relief in those areas Leadership skills Beth…
People in this episode
Host: AgriNovus Indiana
Guest: Beth Archer
Topics covered
- leadership development
- agbioscience ecosystem
- industry collaboration
- communication
- challenges in agbioscience
- future leadership skills
Keywords
- leadership
- agriculture
- ecosystem
- communication
- industry challenges
- development
- collaboration
- future skills
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AgrIInstitute, Indiana, Agricultural Leadership Program (ALP)
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