As the speed, uncertainty, and complexity of global markets intensify, leaders must learn to navigate this fast-moving landscape—by keeping their businesses on track amid adaptive change. Leaders must develop the agility to confront uncertain times by engaging the workforce through vision, understanding, and clarity. What will it take to achieve all of this? As part of our brand promise to Inspire Change and Grow Leaders GPS Dairy Consulting has included a leadership blog on our website. Our first year of weekly posts will focus on the basic leadership skills that coaches around the world have indicated to be the most important leadership skills. Each month one of these skills will be addressed by four professional leadership development coaches – one each week. Please visit the blog frequently. Feel free to include other leaders in your organization and tell your friends and colleagues. Grow your skills as a leader and inspire change in your organization.
One on One’s… No, this isn’t a Basketball Game!
Staying connected with your team, especially your direct reports, is essential to creating a productive and supportive work environment. However, with the number of tasks to complete each day, it seems this is getting harder and harder to do. To put more focus on staying connected, a few GPS clients have introduced a concept called “one on one’s” with each of their direct reports. So, what do these look like?
Dreaming a Vision into a High Performing Team
Through good fortune paired with some wise choices, I’ve had the opportunity to be part of three high performing teams in my dairy career, and most recently was a co-founder with two partners building from scratch GPS Dairy Consulting which has become a highly respected team of consultants. It’s been said that it first takes a far-reaching dream to develop a compelling vision, and in turn a vision with purpose to attract and build a high performing team. So, just how did a “good” team become the high performing team that built the GPS Dairy Consulting business? Here are a few things I’ve learned on the journey:
Maximizing Profitability: The ROI of Transition Cow Facilities
In the world of dairy farming where efficiency and productivity are two of the most important factors, every investment is scrutinized for its potential return. While there are a myriad of factors affecting profitability on a dairy farm, the transition period continues to stand out as the most critical phase.
Four Reasons Every Farm Needs a Truck Scale
There is no need to emphasize the importance of managing feed costs in a dairy business. Between managing yields from cropping enterprises, purchasing feed, calibrating mixer scales and managing inventory, read more about the ROI of a truck scale on your dairy.
Align your Team to Achieve Your Dream
We’ve all heard about the impact that effective communication may have on your dairy. Today’s blog, however, focuses on a particular aspect of effective communication: communicating your goals, vision and dreams to your team around you. Too often owners and leaders at the dairy hold their vision and their goals close to their chest, either afraid to be pushed back against, viewing it as a secret for only a select audience, or viewing it as their priority area and not others on the team. Why might more awareness and alignment among your team help to achieve your goals? Here’s a few thoughts: