New online course! Transition to Supervisor in Spanish / ¡Nuevo curso virtual! Transición a supervisor en ESPAÑOL
Event Details
Date
October 18, 2023
Time
on-line course
Host
Cornell Ag Workforce Development Program
agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/liderazgo-en-supervision-agricola/
Rachel McCarthy
email Rachel McCarthy
Event Registration
¡El Liderazgo de Supervisión Agrícola ahora ofrecerá el curso completo de "Transición a supervisor" en ESPAÑOL y todo virtual! Aprenderá estos temas: cómo desarrollar relaciones laborales efectivas, habilidades esenciales de la comunicación, cómo ser el líder de un grupo multicultural, y cómo construir mejores relaciones de trabajo para tener un equipo efectivo de trabajo. ¡La inscripción está disponible!
Los materiales del curso estarán disponibles el 18 de octubre de 2023 y sessiones de Zoom se llevarán a cabo todos los martes de 13:00-14:00 horas, del 24 de octubre al 21 de noviembre.
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership will now offer the complete "Transition to Supervisor" course in SPANISH and all virtual! You will learn these topics: how to develop effective working relationships, essential communication skills, how to be the leader of a multicultural group, and how to build better working relationships to have an effective work team. Registration is open!
Course materials will be available on October 18, 2023, and weekly Zoom sessions will take place every Tuesday from 1-2 PM ET from October 24 to November 21.
Instructors:
Libby Eiholzer, Especialista Bilingüe en Servicios Técnicos Lácteos de Cargill
Kaitlyn Lutz, Especialista Bilingüe en Administración de Lecherías para La Extensión Cooperativa de Cornell
Santiago Ledwith, Director de Action Dairy y Talentum4 especializando en el Liderazgo Organizacional
Mary/María "Bess" Lewis, Especialista Bilingüe para el Desarrollo Administrativo para el Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral Agrícola de Cornell.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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