Describes a new staff organization plan that discards the concept of media editors and adopts a concept of (1) department editors, (2) field editors and (3) development leadership (that is, development in radio and television, press services, and teaching and research).
6 pages, Profit teams comprise multiple consultants engaged to support farmer decision making by holistically analyzing farm challenges. We tested the idea of using profit teams to help advanced beginning farmers, those who are beyond start-up but have been in business less than 10 years, address constraints to growing their businesses. These new entrepreneurs often have entered agriculture without a family farming history or a connection to Extension. We describe the processes of selecting farmers and administering teams, and we highlight significant improvements in quality of life, production, and profitability reported by 35 farmers. Our lessons learned may guide other educators and funders in developing profit teams for their beginning farmer clients.
intercultural communicator; intercultural programs, Ray, As international concerns become a greater priority for business and industry, more U.S. management trainers will have opportunities to work in developing countries. Those who choose to do so will find the transition complex and demanding. Success is by no means certain. An overview of management training in developing countries, and a summary of factors the U.S. management trainer should consider before committing to this kind of work, can help trainers make an informed choice.
