Creating Long-Term Impact Through Leadership Development Training

Farbest Foods worked with Purdue MEP to deliver leadership development training based on topics of interest from their bi-annual employee survey. Typically held in the Spring and again in the Fall, the trainings are open to supervisors and employees at multiple site locations ensuring employees have adequate opportunities to attend the training. In the past, classes have included topics such as Effective Time Management, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, and more. As employee engagement has grown, the classes are now offered in both English and Spanish.

Employee engagement in leadership offerings has increased steadily year over year, impacting not only attendance but employee morale has seen a boost as well. With the increase in employee engagement, Farbest has been adding classes to the schedule to accommodate additional people.

With the addition of the Spanish offerings taught by Purdue MEP, there has also been noticeably more involvement and engagement in those sessions. This has also led to a small uptick in Spanish-speaking employees applying for higher-level positions where in the past they were not that confident in applying. The investment in employee education across the board, not just in areas of leadership development with Purdue MEP, has helped Farbest Foods realize impacts in multiple areas of their business including employee retention. Employees see that Farbest is a company that values its employees and invests in their advancement training.