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We found this article mirrors what we are seeing in both the NAFTA and global ag marketplace. Many of our agribusiness clients have increased investment and hiring activity in both the US and Mexico and we’re confident that we’ll be in a good position to help them find the talent they need when they need it.
Archive for July, 2011:
Future of Agriculture & Agribusiness Looks Bright
Strategy (part two of two)
In part one last week, I mentioned strategic thinking, acting and influencing. This week I want to emphasize that setting strategy is not an event followed by implementation. It is a learning process that includes five elements:
- Assess where you are. What’s the competitive climate facing your organization? Are you clear-eyed about your internal situation? Do you regularly and realistically assess your organizational strengths and weaknesses?
- Know who you are and where you want to go. Strategic leaders need to understand the spoken and unspoken culture of the organization and its leadership. Imagine the company 10 or 20 years into the future — then look at the distance and direction you must travel to succeed.
- Learn how to get there. Business strategy should be based on an understanding of key strategic drivers: the relatively few but critical determinants of long-term success. Read more »
