Is Your Backup Quarterback Ready?
Recently my favorite professional football team had the opportunity to play in the conference championship game. Anticipation was at an all-time high, but just a few minutes into the game our starting quarterback became injured. The backup came into the game and soon it was clear that the team was not prepared with another effective option to get the win. Just like that, the millions of dollars and thousands of hours that were expensed for a championship season were all for not. It was clear that the team was not well enough prepared for this difficult, but yet still predictable, situation. Life on the farm isn’t far off from the game that I just described. We put in countless hours and large financial investments to hopefully see our farms succeed. Is our backup ready?
Innovation: Purchased and Built
In this vlog, Trent talks all about innovation and the competitive advantage of purchased and built innovative tools on the farm.
This is Absolutely Insane
I find myself sometimes saying that when thinking about some of the wild ideas I have. However, that’s what it’s all about… DREAMING. At GPS, we often talk about dreaming big as we go along our journeys. How do we dream? How do dreams become big? A reality?
Data Does Not Equal Innovation
In this week’s blog, our consultant Trent Dado gets innovative and recorded our first ever GPS Vlog (video-blog)! In this vlog, Trent will have you thinking about what innovation is and that data does not equal innovation. Trent covers the “What If” thinking method to look forward and predict what is to come and how data may limit your creative thoughts.
Driving Innovation from Within
Innovation is all about being creative and looking at things differently. To me, it is key to being progressive. My strategy is to first identify bottlenecks that are likely hidden and then think of creative ways to fix them. There will always be an easy way, but does that really solve the problem? Will that make your client different than his neighbor down the road? Is it the most cost effective? How will it change the work environment?