Shannon’s leadership style is one that I work well under. He leads more as a partner or co-worker than a supervisor or boss. He has made it clear from the start that I am free to make mistakes and look like a fool, because that is how we learn. He asks questions of me only for my benefit in thinking things through. Never does he make me look or feel like I’m lacking in knowledge. This leadership style helps me take more chances and not be afraid of failure. I think this is also how I lead; giving encouragement to others and not making them feel inadequate, because in life no one knows everything. We can all learn from one another.
These past two weeks have been filled with research and project finalization. I’ve started research on a corn production factsheet specifically for this region in Honduras. A lot of the information is general and can be used for corn production anywhere; however some is region specific. I also finalized my project plan: plot size, specific trials, what I’m measuring, what needs to be the control, etc.
This week, I have also heard about some ‘miracle’ organic fertilizer for El Salvador. This is not necessarily an agronomic problem, more like a question. No one really knows what’s in it or what it comes from, but it supposedly increases yield tremendously. I’m quite intrigued and a little leery, but the resolution is to get some of this organic fertilizer and apply it to a test plot of corn and see what happens. The other thing is to dig deeper and find out what this really is.
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