Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Leadership in the Agricultural Environment; Character: The Bedrock of Leaders and Leadership; Case Studies-How Leadership Can Make a Difference; 1. Facing Down Nature: How a Regional Lab Survived Hurricane Katrina (Addressing Physical Crises); 2. Exerting Agriculture Leadership in Distributed Geographic Locations (Coordinating Dispersed Units within One Organization); 3. Closing and Relocating Facilities and Terminating Programs (Leadership Challenges with Organizational Restructuring)
4. National Research Initiative: Creating a Shared Leadership Vision (Bringing about a New Solution)5. Battling Formosan Subterranean Termites (Forging a New Approach); 6. Gathering of the Agricultural Clan (Bringing Leaders Together without Central Authority); 7. Monsanto: How One Company Saw the Future and Transformed to Seize It (Leadership's Role in a Significant Change); 8. Enhancing Leadership in the State Agricultural Experiment Stations (Cultivating New Leadership)
9. Development of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) (Enhancing a Better Understanding of Agricultural Science and Technology)Lessons Learned from Case Studies; Making Leadership Work for You; Appendixes: How Does the Scientific Agricultural System Work?; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index; Back Cover
Summary
In a world facing chronic and increasing shortages in food crops and natural resources, visionary leadership in agriculture becomes more and more critical for building and maintaining a sustainable future. It is of paramount importance that the dynamic and challenging evolution in agriculture over the last century and a half be met today with imaginative leadership in virtually all aspects of activities and organizations involved. Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation focuses on key characteristics and elements of leadership. Using case studies from