Leadership
Kyle Scheele shares six ways constraints can be a good thing to your operation.
Mark Faust shares objectives in seven key areas that can intensify your operation’s vision, divergence and focus.
The National Pork Producers Council and the National Pork Board proudly unveil the dynamic lineup for the Pork Leadership Institute’s (PLI) class of 2024.
Sarah Beth Aubrey shares tips for effective communication and building influence before stepping into a leadership role.
Jimmy Tosh uses business scale to drive efficiency on his Tennessee operation.
Look at the decision makers and leaders on your farm. Are they all around the same age? Do they all have the same experience level?
Warren Buffett has been the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970. He is routinely asked for his advice by students and others in the business. Here are a few of his tips.
How can you be ready, willing and able to lead your farm into the future? Start by developing a decision-making process.
Raising teens isn’t for the faint of hearts. Raising teens is not easy and while many of those years are spent watching our children thrive on and off the farm, other times we are just trying to survive.
The power of encouragement on your farm is massive, says Bob Milligan, senior consultant at Dairy Strategies.
Ensure your farm business attracts and retains employees
Instead of writing down these big audacious goals, Jon Acuff, an entrepreneur, speaker and best-selling author, has better advice: Set micro goals.
Are you interested in being more effective in business and personal interactions? Are you tired of butting heads with that annoying person on your team? JD Fiechtner, DVM, shares tips to “Be Better Than Before.”
Don’t let day-to-day farm tasks stand in your way of showing some extra gratitude to your hardworking employees.
It’s one thing to tell students about livestock production; it’s another thing to show them. Here’s why one Iowa school is turning heads and opening people’s eyes to the opportunities in livestock production.
Three farmers share what they have done to keep their good employees, including how they hired some unique employees that have become a good fit for their operations.
Matthew Rooda, co-founder and CEO of SwineTech, was born to think outside of the box.
Mentoring doesn’t come natural to all of us. Here are a few tips for evaluating a mentoring request.
We are more than the hours we work and the services we provide. We are people, friends, family, and community. You are important, you are loved, and you are worthy of conversation, caring, and love.
Here’s a round up of pork industry news, including Minnesota Pork Board, Farmland, Pharmgate Animal Health, and Iowa Pork.
Since we all react to crisis differently; it helps to understand employees’ and family members’ perspectives.
Here are five bad habits to break to be a better farm leader.
Maybe people don’t come to mind as a finite resource on your farm, but being able to sustain the growth of your operation depends on labor. Here’s some things to keep in mind as you build your team on the farm.
Terry Buckler, a Missouri farm kid, shares the story of his time as a Green Beret and the historic raid on Son Tay prison in Vietnam.
Great supervisors and leaders are rare and, in most cases, have worked very hard to become outstanding. It takes knowledge and, most importantly, practice! Bob Milligan shares several time-tested leadership strategies.
This winter, dive into these topics. Don’t assume; have the talk.
Think about the tasks and duties that fill your day. Do you continually put some off? Are there ones you just don’t like? If so, it’s time to delegate.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed, overloaded, scattered? Generally, pandemic or not, leaders feel at least a little bit this way all the time, explains leadership coach Marlene Eick. She says the question is, is this ok?
Utilizing an effective management team can help you. As the owner or leader of your business, spend less time on the non-urgent and non-important tasks or duties that pop up every day.
“If you can manage these moments, the world is yours,” says Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry.