Kana Udomon’s Post

It’s time for celebration at the John Deere site in Mannheim, Germany – twice! One, because it has been 100 years since the first apprentices passed through our gates to learn their craft. From that day in 1923 on, thousands have followed – young people who have since helped build the tools and machines that fed the growing world population. And two, because since September, that number has grown by another 44. 38 new apprentices and 6 dual students have embarked on their new technical careers at our Mannheim factory. In the coming years, they will learn everything they need to work in one of the most dynamic and relevant industries: agriculture. And the need for trained professionals is greater than ever – both in Germany and beyond. The skills shortage is real. This makes us especially happy to do our part in overcoming this challenge and educate the next generation of professionals in a variety of sectors. To our new 44 colleagues: Welcome to the John Deere family! Let’s keep it up for another 100 years. #JohnDeereEurope

Growing our own talent is most probably the most sustainable way to keep us at the forefront of agricultural innovation.

Where is the time going? It's hard to believe tomorrow is Justin Timberlake Day (IYKYK) This year is flying by, and I am genuinely loving every moment of it ❤️ Today has been a whirlwind of meetings, supporting various projects, as well as tackling social value bid questions from across the business. And let's not forget, I'm gearing up for the second live event of my apprenticeship from Wednesday to Friday 🤓 As well as being busy, today marked a milestone…for the first time, I felt like I reached my capacity. 😱 (Don’t tell Dale whatever you do!) But in true Emma Thornton Local Government Social Value and Sustainability Sector Lead style, instead of feeling overwhelmed, I saw it as an opportunity to reflect, reevaluate, and reprioritise my tasks and commitments and, I maintained control of the situation. Although, let’s be realistic, I was probably only one email away from a mini meltdown! (I do love a good overreaction-I’m only human) Moving forward, I have the advice of Dale Wood and Hannah ringing in my ears, and I heed their warning, understanding that the ability to say no is within my power and Dale Wood has my back. At the same time my commitment to smashing every goal in front of me is unwavering and, let’s be honest, I’m not someone who can sit around twiddling my thumbs. Knowing that I have an incredible support system behind me gives me the strength and confidence to achieve great things and the collaboration with my colleagues makes that enjoyable as well as worthwhile. So, here's to another week embracing the hustle and collaborating to achieve greatness together! #WorkHard #Reflection #SupportSystem

What a time these last 365 days were for me!! I can't cover it all in 1 post so I'll break it down. Starting with 22nd May 2023: It was this day last year when I officially started my internship with KIFS Trade Capital and what a fun learning experience that was. My first day on the trading floor and I was just in awe of it. The speed and efficiency of traders caught me completely off guard. The amount of information to gather there is enormous and you just cannot sit idle for a moment during the market hours. So many screens to look at and news to pay attention to. By the time the market closed, my brain and body was completely exhausted with the overflow of knowledge and emotions. Luckily I didn't have to execute trades otherwise I'm pretty sure I would've made a huge mess during my stint there. As an equity research intern for the buy-side investment firm, I had to conduct extensive research on various companies listed on the Nifty Large Cap 100 index and give a buy/hold/sell recommendation for the same. It was here when I learned the skills of research, company analysis, financial modeling, technical analysis and company valuation to name a few amongst many. My recommendations generated net returns of almost 34% over the period of 8 weeks. For someone who's never stepped foot in the live markets before, I'd say that's a decent job done. Many would think that my working hours would be the official market hours but that was not the case. My research started after the market closed. I would sit back for the first hour and catch up on all the actions my recommendations had in the market. Then I would choose a company for a quick analysis for a short-term recommendation by using market news and technical analysis. After that, I would work on a my long-term recommendation by doing financial analysis, modeling and valuation on a company. I would give a short-term recommendation daily and a long-term recommendation every 2-3 weeks. Yes, the weekends were considered holidays for the employees but I caught up on the long-term work during that time. The workload I took on was pretty heavy for a first-timer I would say but that was what I loved about the job the most. My work would keep me busy all day and the results of my hard work would bring me immense joy the next few days. I think I used to sleep for 5-6 hours only during my internship but I didn't care. I was doing something I enjoyed immensely and that's what mattered to me. Ultimately, my dream to be an investment banker someday was fulfilled for a short period during this internship and I'm still learning more to improve my skills I got during the internship. My skills were further developed during my 3rd and final year of undergrad at ASMSOC, NMIMS. But I'll cover that in the next part. Stay tuned for that and thanks for reading my post😁😁

Teaching students how to uncover their VALUE, along with well-crafted example provides students with the confidence they will need to secure a success ready career. Reach out to learn how to bring Gail Johnson, MBA to your high school.

Super excited to have been asked about my career journey! Check out my latest interview with CareerSidekick where we covered my journey and some tips for those starting out in finance! Check it out here 👇 & let me know what resonated most with you!

Middough interns are shaping the future! Learn more about how mentors like Zachary Lanting, PE, PMP believe our interns are making an impact at Middough and how they will continue to do so in the future in our latest blog post, here: https://ow.ly/ck0s50QGQqn #iHeartEngineering #Eweek2024 #Eweek24 #WelcometotheFuture #FutureBuilders #ProblemSolversWanted #NationalEngineersWeek #EngineersWeek

Our final panel of day 1 at #NOWCon24, Big Ideas to Make the Most of Offshore Wind in the Pacific Northwest, looks at creative or practical responses to some of #OSW's toughest questions. We may not have all the answers, but there are systems and people who are already tackling the challenges of this transformative technology: • manufacturers and developers innovating and adapting to new needs • labor unions ready to update apprenticeships for new processes • world-class research facilities capable of testing and knowledge-sharing • federal and state programs available to offset initially higher energy costs A fitting adage, according to panelist Ryan Calkins, is to not make the perfect the enemy of the good. So let's keep this conversation, this technology, and these processes moving forward—right through the imperfections. Thank you to all participants for the energizing* discussion: Jake Oken-Berg, Theodore Paradise, Alicia Chapman, Kevin Banister, Marcelino Alvarez, Dr. Bryson Robertson, PEng, and Ryan Calkins. *I avoided the easy puns all day, let me have just this one

Need inspiration for ways to incentivize your employees to arrive on time and do their best work every single day? We’ve got it! Your team members are the heart of your business, so if they’re not motivated to show up and work, your whole company could fall apart. That’s why you need solid strategies that empower both your apprentices and technicians to be the best. Listen to my conversation on this topic with Levi Torres: https://lnkd.in/gmXSJ9nz

Questions I get commonly asked: - How do we pass our skills and knowledge to the next generation? - How can we succession plan? - How can we develop the skills we need for the future? Well the simple answer is time! Spending time talking to your Early Careers teams can be the most powerful thing you do. At Müller we have invested in reverse mentoring and development days made possible by the commitment of senior leaders giving their time to pass on their knowledge and experience. Yesterday our engineering apprentices got to spend the afternoon and evening with our Müller Milk & Ingredients board team. Apprentices were inspired by career journeys, skills they can develop for the future and tools to develop their network and for the board valuable insight from the next generation. #skills #succession