Effective Leadership in Rural Communities with Dr. Lauren Cline
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On today’s episode, our guest Dr. Lauren Lewis Cline gives great insight about effective leadership in rural communities.
Dr. Lauren Lewis Cline is an assistant professor in agricultural leadership at Oklahoma State University, where she has split teaching and Extension roles. Originally from central Florida, Lauren’s agricultural background is in produce trucking, commercial livestock, agribusiness and the 4-H and FFA youth organizations. After earning her bachelor’s in ag business from Auburn University and master’s in agricultural education from Texas A&M, Lauren served as the Director of Agricultural Studies at a small private university in Florida where she taught agriculture courses, advised and recruited students. She also was the undergraduate program coordinator for the College of Agriculture at Auburn University where she led college advising efforts and taught agricultural leadership. It was these experiences that brought her to Oklahoma State University to study agricultural leadership, where she earned her Ph.D. Lauren has been at Oklahoma State since 2017. She is married to a native Okie – her husband, Chad, is from Miami – and has two sons, Wilkinson, 6.5 years old, and Carpenter, 1.5 years old.
In this episode about effective leadership in rural communities, we cover:
What’s involved in an Ag Leadership program
Reasons we need more leaders in rural communities and agriculture
Ways we can become better leaders
How the Enneagram can be used as a tool to relate to others
Tips on connecting with other people, understanding others, and building relationships
What a SWOT analysis is and why it’s recommended
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Connect with Dr. Lauren Cline on LinkedIn or email her at: lauren.l.cline@okstate.edu
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ronald Heifetz
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