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The Farmer’s Office: Tools, Tips and Templates to Successfully Manage a Growing Farm Business
Guide Books Review: In an agriculture where the new mantra is “work smarter, not harder,” Shanks offers an approach that, with discipline, can make success more achievable

The 80/20 Principle. The Secret to Achieving More with Less
Guide Books Review: The 80/20 Principle. The Secret to Achieving More with Less, by Richard Koch

Defibrillator for your brain
Guide Books Review: Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath

Three Lean books to read in 2021
Guide Books Review: How about a holistic approach to management?

How to Discuss What Matters Most
Guide Books Review: 'Difficult Conversations' by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen

A defibrillator for your brain
Guide Books Review: Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

How might penguins offer farm advice? Read on
Guide Books Review: Our Iceberg Is Melting. Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Why you should go slow to go fast
Next Steps: Meaningful change rarely happens overnight, but the Kaizen and “5-Why” techniques can help ensure that the changes we do make are the right ones for our farms

Building healthy business partnerships
Next Steps: Smart thinking about farm partnerships, and whether you’re getting as much out of yours as you can

Analyzing your farm’s cash flow
Next Steps: Ready to tweak your farm performance? These cash-flow strategies may be the ticket you’ve been looking for
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