Lisa Alley-Zarkades, Vice President - Commercial Development Presents: As Leaders You'll Make the Future at Derby Days: Cal Poly of Agricultural Sciences & Management

1. As Leaders You’ll Make the Future
Derby Days: Cal Poly of Agricultural Sciences & Management
by Lisa Alley-Zarkades
Vice President – Commercial Development

2. Roles & Background:
Lisa Alley-Zarkades is vice president—commercial development of HORN Animal
Wellness. She combines extensive experience in the food and nutrition industries
with a passion for enhancing animal wellness. Previously, Lisa was vice president
of HORN’s FoodTech group.
• Lisa holds a bachelor’s of science in foods and nutrition from California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Dean’s Council for the College of Agriculture, Cal Poly Pomona, 2011-Present
• She is an active member of various food and animal industry associations and is
a board member of the World Pet Association.
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3. Lisa’s Published Work
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4. Five Significant Changes Since I was in College - 1982
1. Computers became part of everyday life.
2. Cell Phones were invented.
3. We had the largest recession since the Great Depression.
4. The cost of education has skyrocketed.
5. Information overload and high speed of communication.
What Does It Take to be a Leader Today
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5. It’s a Time of Accelerated Disruptive Changes
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V.U.C.A. World by “Leaders make the Future”
1. Volatility
2. Uncertainty
3. Complexity
4. Ambiguity

6. 10 Leadership Skills by Bob Johansen
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1. Clarity
2. Dilemma Flipping
3. Immersive Learning
4. Bio-empathy
Four Leadership Skills – College of Agriculture

7. 10 Leadership Skills: Clarity
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Ability to See thru Messes and Contractions
Try to find clarity to a future others can’t see
yet.
Leaders must be clear about what they are
doing, but flexible about how it gets done.

8. 10 Leadership Skills: Dilemma Flipping
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New Problem Solving Skills – Turn Dilemmas,
Which Unlike Problems Can’t Be Solved – Into
Advantages and Opportunities
Dilemma flipping a skill that Leaders will need in
order to win in a world dominated by problems
that nobody can solve.
A dilemma is a problem that can’t be solved and
will not go away.

9. 10 Leadership Skills: Immersive Learning
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Ability to Immerse Yourself in Unfamiliar
Environments & Learn from them.
Learn in new environments in a first person way.
Growing up playing video games could be very
helpful since serious gamers have the chance to
immerse themselves in dilemmas and learn
advanced social networking skills.

10. Bio-empathy
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Ability to See Things from Natures Point of
View, Understand, Respect and Learn From Its
Patterns
Bio-empathy requires seeing things from
nature’s point of view.
Respect for Nature is basic, with a long-term
view of what is needed for life to go on for
generations beyond the present.

11. Diasporas
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Big Change from Traditional Geographies, Now
Linked by Networks and Amplified by Social
Media
Diasporas are commons by definition: they have
strong shared values and common points of view
on the world.
Sharing is already practiced regularly within
their communities, diasporas can create new
commons structures for themselves more
quickly.

12. Food Webs
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Food and Water Disruptions will Restructure
Human Health and Politics
Food has always been an interesting medium for
expressing the maker instinct.
In the always –busy world of the future, the
desire to prepare meals will be tempered by
time.
Urban Farming and water woes will continue.

13. Discussion on Leadership Ideas Start Today!
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