Reading Time: 6 minutes When you want a little more crop from the field, you shell out a little more for fertilizer. Or if it’s a few more pounds you’re looking for from your livestock, you spend a bit more on feed. Is it true of employees too? Can a little extra investment boost your results? There’s an extra […] Read more
Better employees for a better business
It turns out that giving your employees opportunities to improve their skills really can be good for business
Managing today’s diverse workforce
How you’re prepared to deal with diversity in your work crew and even in your family can help or hurt your farm business
Reading Time: 5 minutes If the new Canada is supposed to be a cultural mosaic rather than a melting pot, you wouldn’t guess it by attending most agricultural trade shows. From the 2011 census, we know that 72.5 per cent are men and 48.2 per cent are over the age of 55. The mother tongue of 72.3 per cent […] Read more
Reap the value of personality testing
AME Management: Understanding who you and your people are can help your business reach its goals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Understanding ourselves and others is one of the increasingly important skills needed to be effective in agri-business organizations. In order to harness the full potential of their organizations and to hit the financial, strategic and operational goals of their businesses, the best managers report that they need to know how to get the best from […] Read more
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