Leadership
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.
Failure, fear, fire and faith are the cornerstones to success, Grylls says at 2019 Alltech One conference.
To run a successful business, it’s critical farm CEOs know how to manage their stress and its causes.
The future of pork depends on developing a younger workforce.
As your team’s leader, you must not let the pressures of planting cause additional stress and fatigue on your team.
Imagine this: A high school teacher in Union City, N.J., receives a call. He’s asked to lead a chapel service for the New York Giants the night before their 2011 Christmas Eve game against the New York Jets.
Is a job on your farm just a means to a paycheck? Your business needs to be much more than that. Your business needs leaders who will take ownership in the operation.
Here are the most common types of culture in a business and the red flags to look for in yours.