by Kristen Ireland | Feb 11, 2026 | Hire and Keep the Right People, onboarding
In our ag businesses, we spend a lot of time building our teams. Recruiting, interviewing, making hiring decisions. There are many critical steps in the interview process. We identify the role we need to fill, recruit applicants, and go through rounds of...
by Kristen Ireland | Jan 21, 2026 | Change, Hire and Keep the Right People
At the 2023 NGFA Country Elevator Conference, succession planning was the hot topic. Everyone was talking about it – the panels, the hallway conversations, the concerns keeping leaders up at night. I went back in 2025. Guess...
by Kristen Ireland | Dec 9, 2025 | Goals
It’s that time of year. Q4 wraps up with leadership teams finalizing business goals for the coming year, and now as we move into Q1, those goals cascade down to employees. If you’re like most leaders we talk...
by Kristen Ireland | Nov 13, 2025 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Picture this: A group of chickens on a farm notices eagles soaring gracefully overhead. One ambitious chicken declares, “I want to learn to fly like an eagle!” He convinces his fellow chickens to join him at “eagle school” for two intensive...
by Kristen Ireland | Oct 8, 2025 | Change
As leaders in agriculture, we’re constantly navigating change—whether it’s implementing new technology, adjusting to market shifts, or reorganizing our teams. While change is never easy, there are two key areas where small shifts in approach can create...
