United Fresh offers Cornell leadership program

The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a leadership program with Cornell University at the United Fresh LIVE! online event.

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The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a leadership program with Cornell University at the United Fresh LIVE! online event.

Leading Through Crisis: The Path Forward for the Fresh Produce Industry, a five-part workshop series, will be offered June 15-19. Cornell University instructors will lead the sessions, according to a news release.

The sessions will cover these presentations:

  • Values-driven leadership and critical thinking;
  • VUCA leadership (Volatile, Uncertain, Chaotic and Ambiguous);
  • Planning supply chains for resiliency;
  • Communicating through a crisis; and
  • State of the industry: A forecast for the future.

Attendees will earn a certificate from Cornell University after the sessions.

The leadership series will be offered through the United Fresh LIVE! virtual platform.

Information on the program, including costs and how to register, is on the United Fresh website.

Information is available from Amanda Griffin, vice president of education and program management, at agriffin@unitedfresh.org or 202-202-3412.

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