b"Reflecting and ReconnectingLisa Nichols, senior manager of Issues and Reputation of Nutrien, reflects on her favorite parts of the holiday season and of the seed industry.Seed World: No.1 thing you look forward to during the holidays?Lisa Nichols: Spending time with family; whether thats going home to Pennsylvania, where Im from, or making time with friends that have become family where I live in Colorado. Taking the time to catch up, check-in and reconnect with the people that I love is No. 1! SW: Favorite travel destination? LN: My favorite kind of travel involves the opportunity to explore a new place. The most recent new place Ive visited was Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It was amazing! SW: One thing you'd never travel without?LN: My camera. SW: What's one thing your personal background has taught you for your professional life?LN: I know that the concept of leading by example started at home for me. I grew up in a close knit family where this was prevalent in everything I saw my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins doing-everywhere; at home, at work, in the community. Ive been surrounded by this type of leadership throughout my career and I respect the approach very much, as well as try to emulate it. SW: Tell us about how your new position is going! How are you liking it, and what are some new things you're tackling?LN: My new role with Nutrien sits with our corporateevery part of it! While my day to day isnt seed focused per se, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations group in the Issues andthe foundation that seed holds in every aspect of our industry, Reputation Management team. Ive been in my new role sincein almost every industry if you think about it, is very real. Just as the beginning of September and have been downloading areal as it is in my personal foundation professionally. When roles lot of information! My career has afforded me the opportunitychange the thing I miss first are the people I have been fortunate to continuously grow my knowledge and build upon pastenough to know, learn from and work beside. That being said, I experience within the industry. This new role is an excitingthink were all aware of how small the world, especially the seed next chapter for me in that regard. The biggest new thingworld, is and I know that paths will continue to cross!Im tackling at the moment is that my scope has changed. For the first five years working for Nutrien I focused on our NorthSW: What's your top priority for 2020?American seed treatment product and seed portfolios. In thisLN: Health is a top priority for 2020. It resonates across personal role Ill be working on strategic issue management across ourand professional borders for me. In order to show up and be the business globally. best version of yourself for anyone or anything in life, you have to maintain your health. Additionally, the role that agriculture SW: How do you feel moving out of the nitty-grittyplays in health is critical and I believe the focus on the role portions of the seed industry? Anything you'll miss? our industry plays will continue to hold center stage in 2020. LN: Im pretty vocal about my passion for the seed industry;Healthy food, healthy people, healthy planet, healthy 2020!SW84/ SEEDWORLD.COMDECEMBER 2019"