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SUMMARY:Ag Management Institute:  Challenge the Conversation 2.0
DESCRIPTION:Agri-food Management Institute offers course to strengthen
  communication skills among agribusiness owners and managers\n Techniq
 ues to manage family-run businesses and build stakeholder relations ke
 y focus of program  The Agri-food Management Institute (AMI) will offe
 r an interactive communications workshop in early 2015 for agricultura
 l producers and food and beverage processors.  Challenge the Conversat
 ion 2.0 is a two-day course designed specifically to help agribusiness
  managers, particularly those who operate family businesses, become be
 tter bosses, business partners, spouses and parents. \"Agribusiness ow
 ners spend 60-80 per cent of their time in conversation with stakehold
 ers,\" said AMI’s Executive Director Ryan Koeslag.\" Challenge the C
 onversation 2.0 will help agribusiness owners better manage relationsh
 ips by having more productive interactions with employees, business pa
 rtners, advisors, customers, and family members who have a role to pla
 y in the business.\" The workshop is ideal for those who tend to avoid
  difficult conversations, spend a lot of time fixing misunderstandings
 , want to better deal with performance issues, motivate employees, and
  work in better partnership with employees and family members. After c
 ompleting Challenge the Conversation 2.0., agribusiness owners will un
 derstand the impact of conversation on performance and profitability, 
 recognize their default communication style and know how to adapt to d
 ifferent situations, communicate clearly to reduce misunderstandings, 
 and have strategies to deal with difficult and emotionally charged sit
 uations. The course is offered in partnership with Juice Inc., and sta
 rts on January 27, 2015 at the Delta Hotel in Guelph. Part two of the 
 course will be held February 24, 2015 at the same location. The cost o
 f the course is $120.\nRegister by January 13, 2015 ------------------
 ------------------- Contact: Carolyn Dowling Call 519-822-6618 or emai
 l Carolyn@TakeANewApproach.ca\nChallenge the Conversation 2.0 (PDF)\n
 \n\nFor more information visit https://ontag.farms.com/events/challeng
 e-the-conversation-2-0
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20150127T080000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20150128T160000
CATEGORIES:ami, workshop
LOCATION:Delta Guelph Hotel
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