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This Simple Strategy for Giving Feedback Can Help Your Business Flourish
November’s the month when we tend to give a little extra thought to generosity—how we’re helping our family, our friends, our community, even strangers. When it comes to generosity at work, research shows that giving feedback can help employees feel valued and...
Finding Good Employees…….Feel like you are looking for a needle in a haystack?
We hear the same question from clients and ag businesses. “How do I find good employees?” While we hear the same question, businesses face different struggles: We are based in a rural area, how do I find good employees in a small town?We have job openings...
Leading During Big Changes. How to Keep Employees……And Keep Them Motivated.
Every day, changes are announced. Changes in the environment, changes in the industry, changes in the business. In the agriculture industry, there are several trends, including mergers, acquisitions and passing the business onto the next generation. Some changes...
Whew, What Do I Do Now? The Steps To Take For Your Business and Your Employees As We Navigate Through This Time
We have participated in calls with business leaders and we have heard two themes: 1) whew, we made it over that hurdle, now what do we do to get over the next one? or 2) I don’t even know where to begin. There are five stages your business will go through...
7 Steps To Keep Employees Engaged During Times of Uncertainty
Business owners often feel like they need to have all the answers. They want to get employees involved, but aren’t sure what that means or how to make that happen. They say things like “we need to figure things out first,” indicating they are either not including...
HR Advice for Businesses at a Chaotic Time Like This
Wow. the times are changing…...and fast. We are bombarded with information (complete information overload), we have to process what this means to ourselves, our families, our employees, our businesses and our customers. In the car last night my 10 year old...
Is Your HR Playing NOT TO LOSE or Playing to WIN? Lessons Learned from a Ridiculous Card Game.
A few weeks back, my family took a vacation to the beaches of North Carolina with two other families. We were blessed with great weather, our kids’ first trip to the ocean, and great friendships. My husband and I were also blessed with learning a few new card games,...
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