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Olivia Rinesmith
The AgOne Program through Ohio State’s Leadership Center has inspired and encouraged every member of the cohort to grow.
Within our third session together, we kicked things off by reviewing our Emotional Intelligence Assessment with Dr. Jeff King. The Emotional Intelligence Assessment (EQ-i) links your leadership development and emotional intelligence. It provides insights into how your EQ-i compares to other leaders, leadership strengths, and potential areas of development. The assessment examines four key areas: Authenticity, Coaching, Insight, and Innovation.
Within the EQ Model, there are six categories with three sub-scales. From there, based on the assessment, you receive where you are on the leadership bar compared to other leaders. Being a young professional and being in tune with my emotional intelligence at a young age, allows me to recognize all aspects of my strengths and how to work towards turning my weaknesses into growth opportunities.
We took a field trip to the Ohio 4-H Center for the Ohio Agricultural Council Luncheon for an opportunity to network with professionals within the agricultural industry, eat lunch, and listen to members from the Ohio FFA and Ohio 4-H staff give more insight on the impact of the programs. It was such a great afternoon to meet like-minded professionals and see familiar faces while remembering my experiences with these special youth organizations that helped shape who I am today.
We closed the day with a presentation from Devin Fuhrman, Chief Agriculture and Sponsor Relations Officer at Nationwide, for insight and coaching in creating a business model and vision statement.
As a cohort, we are all working towards creating our own personal goals, vision statements, and board of directors. I feel confident in the progress I have made thus far, and cannot wait to see where I am when the cohort is over. I cannot thank Jenny Cox, the OSU Leadership Center Team, and Stratovation Group enough for allowing me to have this opportunity. Let’s keep working!
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