Rick Tolman seeks smooth transition into retirement at organization that overcame significant difficulties in its staff culture Tolman When Rick Tolman became CEO of the National Corn Growers Association in 2000, he joined a divided association. The previous two CEOs had not left of their own accord, and NCGA's staff—split between St. Louis and Washington, D.C., offices—didn't get along. "There are very different cultures between D.C. and St. Louis," Tolman told CEO Update. "Neither office appreciated each other. They were resentful of each other." Tolman would spend the next few years building bridges while also reshaping NCGA into an organization that could… Read More