Newsletter | May-June 2023

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Our experiences play a significant role in shaping us as professionals and leaders.

Each experience provides valuable lessons and insights that contribute to our growth and development. Through challenges and successes, we acquire skills, knowledge and emotional intelligence that enhance our decision-making abilities and interpersonal skills. Diverse experiences foster empathy and a broader perspective, enabling us to connect with and lead others more effectively. In this edition of the FCCS Newsletter, we’re talking about the experiences that shape us and our teams.

Adults Learn Best Through Experience

Julius Caesar spoke an eternal truth when he said, “Experience is the teacher of all things.” From ancient times through today, true learning experiences impart foundational lessons that influence our attitudes and behaviors, and in some cases, our successes and failures.

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Meherrin Ag Embraces the Gettysburg Leadership Experience for Senior Leadership Development

It’s a wise organization that recognizes an effective solution and sticks with it, as Meherrin Ag has demonstrated by sending multiple senior leadership groups to the Gettysburg Leadership Experience (GLE) over the past few years, with another program scheduled for September.

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Professional Experiences Shape Leaders' Careers

FCCS asked several Farm Credit leaders who were named to the 2022 Accelerator of the Year Award Circle of Excellence about which experiences in their careers most influenced their professional journeys.

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Like a traditional wedding favor or party gift bag, a well-considered gift at customer, employee or public events can help solidify your attendees’ positive experience, strengthen engagement and offer a lasting reminder of your brand. Click the link below to see Logobranders' suggestions to Enhance Your Customer and Employee Experiences with the Perfect Gift

ELI Learning Tour to Puerto Rico

Executive leadership demands a broad perspective across all areas of business operations and a deep insight into potential challenges and opportunities. The FCCS Executive Leadership Incubator (ELI) provides Farm Credit senior leaders a forum to gain this strategic knowledge, most recently on an educational visit to Puerto Rico.

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Detecting and Managing

Employee Burnout

While always a business concern, employee burnout has increased significantly since the pandemic: before 2020, finance and insurance professionals had an average burnout rate of 65.2%; this year, 89% of employees say they’ve felt the effects of burnout in the past year and 77% say they feel burnout in their current job. Employees experiencing burnout are less engaged, less productive and more inclined to leave the organization, so understanding and addressing burnout within our organizations is paramount.

RISK MANAGEMENT CORNER

FCCS Risk Management Issues Stewardship Report

The Farm Credit Captive Insurance Company recently reported another successful year of delivering comprehensive risk management and insurance solutions at significant savings to its Farm Credit members.

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