MANAGEMENT

I was on a farm in Wisconsin in January; it was a father and daughter team. They were far from a team when I first met them.

It’s baseball season, and it has me thinking about team dynamics, but not just sports teams – also farm teams.

Frustration is a stressor each of us can feel from time to time, especially for those in the dairy industry. From personal and family struggles to rhetoric in our community and prices in the marketplace, there are plenty of reasons to doubt who we are and what we represent.

It doesn’t happen often but, when it does, these are some of the most difficult conversations to have and difficult situations to manage. As an employer, especially on the dairy, we put our faith and trust in those we choose to help us care for and raise our animals.

For the seventh year of the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX), more than 350 dairy-focused exhibitors from 36 countries will showcase the latest in innovation, genetics and technology. The event will take place April 3-4 at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario.

Farm Credit Canada’s Faith Matchett posted a tweet that caught my attention: “Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time” from Harvard Business Review October 2007 by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy.