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This former McDonald’s slogan serves as our coaching tip, directed to you although equally valid for your employees. What happens when a tractor or a planter goes long hours without maintenance? The answer, of course, is that performance declines and repairs...
When businesses begin to grow it usually requires hiring employees; which is a good indicator that the business is doing well. However, for many small businesses finding, hiring and retaining employees can be a difficult task. In addition to being time consuming,...
Educators just don’t teach in schools. Educators are also 4-H leaders, coaches, Guide &Scout leaders and other adults with an interest in seeing youth and children learn and thrive in the community. Educators, whether in a school setting or in the community, can...
Only about 25 per cent of Manitoba farmers have a commodity marketing strategy in place for 2015. It’s important to remember that it’s never too late to get started, because good planning is key to successful commodity marketing. Here are...
I have acquired many effective time management tools over the years, in fact time management is one of the courses I most enjoy teaching. When deadlines are creeping upon me, I hone in on my daily list, create priorities and I “Eat that Frog”. Really, I have come to...
(NC) For the first time in history, the largest percentage of farm operators in Canada is aged 55 and older. There are also fewer farms today than a decade ago, but the average farm is bigger than it’s ever been. The face of modern farming is changing, which is...
Things are different now. I’m viewing the world with longer-term eyes, through a lens of generations. I lost my parents a couple of years ago—both of them in the span of six months. Both of them passed away in their home, the one they lived together in for...
Is this person the right fit for the job? Workplace culture and organizational culture are often topics of discussion when we are looking for new employees, or dealing with dismissing employees. Culture is an ambiguous word which characterizes the makings of the work...
Canadian farmers view Argentina as a global powerhouse – one of the world’s top exporters of soybeans, corn and wheat. But talk to Argentinean farmer David Hughes and you get a radically different perspective. In fact, Hughes says Job No. 1 for him is “surviving our...
Being in business is tough. Being in business with family members is even tougher. Family and business roles sometimes get confused. Words can be misinterpreted. Tempers can flare. Farm families sometimes find themselves embroiled in bitter disputes or harboring deep...
