ASL102: Organizing Work for High Quality Results
Event Details
Date
March 7, 2025
Time
3pm
Location
Zoom
Host
Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development
$275 for NYS residents, $325 for out of state residents.
Organizing Work for High Quality Results teaches farm supervisors how to develop clear expectations and delegate effectively. Learn how to implement a quality management system on your farm, create your own standard operating procedures, and develop processes to streamline work and improve results. This course is appropriate for both new and experienced farm supervisors and managers, as well as those preparing to become supervisors.
Topics include: Quality Management Systems | continuous improvement | setting clear expectations | quality assurance | protocols, activity flows and standard operating procedures | effective delegation | psychological safety | social responsibility in agriculture.
This course is offered online using the web-based platform Moodle. Module 1 will release on March 7 with live weekly Zoom discussions every Thursday at 3 PM ET beginning March 13 through April 17, 2025.
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