Month: December 2024

Northland Community & Technical College’s Workforce Development Solutions announces the launch of Leadership Academy 2025. The program will feature a series of monthly sessions running from January through May 2025. The distinguished presenters will include Colleen Falk, an entrepreneur, educator, and small business development consultant with over 30 years of experience, and Alex Nordlund, who brings more than a decade of expertise in utilizing CliftonStrengthsTM to strengthen relationships and enhance team dynamics.

The sessions are scheduled as follows:

● Leadership Skills: The Personal Side of Leadership (January 9, 2025)

● CliftonStrengthsTM (February 13, 2025)

● Managing Accountability, Culture, and Engagement (March 13, 2025)

● Leadership Communication: Tools for Development (April 10, 2025)

● Creating Vision and Purpose (May 8, 2025)

Participants will acquire valuable insights and practical tools aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and impact as leaders. Additionally, the program will provide opportunities to expand professional networks and foster connections among individuals dedicated to personal and professional growth. “The research is compelling,” states Kirsten Michalke, Dean of Workforce Development Solutions at Northland. “Organizations that prioritize employee engagement tend to experience increased productivity. Participants in leadership training programs often show marked improvements in their performance. Leadership Academy 2025 represents an important opportunity for organizations to invest in the growth of their employees, ultimately enhancing their overall profitability.”

During the research phase for the academy, it was revealed that 76% of millennials view professional development as critical. This finding highlights the necessity for organizations to commit resources to professional development to effectively retain a younger workforce.

Participants in the Leadership Academy will benefit from five comprehensive leadership sessions, lunches, a leadership strengths assessment, a leadership toolbox, recommended leadership literature, and a certificate of completion.

Registration for the full academy is not required; individuals may register for individual sessions, and an academy pass can be shared among colleagues.

For additional information, visit northlandcollege.edu/wds or contact Howard Brockhouse, Director of Manufacturing Training at Northland, at howard.brockhouse@northlandcollege.edu or 1-218-683-8748.

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An inaugural lecture series in tribute to former United States Secretary of Agriculture and Minnesota House of Representatives member Robert ‘Bob’ Bergland commences with an event at the University of Minnesota Crookston on December 5, 2024, encouraging co-creation of new ideas to advance agriculture and rural communities. The first session, called “The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and Opportunities for Agriculture,” will be held from 9-11:30 a.m. in Bede Ballroom, followed by lunch in Brown Dining Hall.  

“The Bergland Lecture Series was created to ensure ongoing interaction with all the members of the agriculture ecosystem, and its future-oriented presentations were designed to spark thinking and collaboration,” says U of M Crookston Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause. “While the event is open to the public, individuals are requested to RSVP by December 2 to Chris Winjum at cwinjum@crk.umn.edu.”

At the first event, there will be a tribute to Bob Bergland via video by USDA Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, followed by a lecture provided by speaker Jacob Shapiro, who is head of Geopolitics and Macro Research at Bespoke and host of “The Jacob Shapiro Podcast.” Shapiro is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and focuses on how political events affect the American economy with a focus on agriculture and rural economics. Later that morning of the event, a break-out discussion will be held around the future of the agriculture ecosystem.

“The Bergland family is very honored and proud to have this lecture series named after him,” says Bob’s daughter, Diane Dahl.

About Bob Bergland

Bob Bergland was born in Roseau, Minn., and studied agriculture at the University of Minnesota in a two-year program. As a farmer, he became an Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Science official for the Department of Agriculture from 1963-1968. Bergland served as a member of the House of Representatives for Minnesota’s seventh congressional district from 1971 to 1977 and appeared on subcommittees for conservation and credit, and livestock, grains, dairy, and poultry. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1977 to 1981 and then became the chairman of Farmland World Trade before serving in roles for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. After retiring in 1994, Bergland was elected by the Minnesota State Legislature to a term on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Bergland passed away in 2018 at the age of 90.

U of M Crookston’s laboratory building is named after Bergland and was a collaborative effort among U of M Crookston, the Northwest Research and Outreach Center (NWROC), and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI).

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