MANAGEMENT

What is going on in the mind of your partner when they are about to hit that alarm clock?

Progressive Dairy Editor-in-Chief Walt Cooley reached out to activity monitoring industry veteran Ray Nebel with a few questions as he announced his retirement from full-time industry work with Select Sires at the beginning of this year. Nebel discusses where he sees activity monitoring technology going in the future.

With the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, more interactions are happening in person instead of virtually. At any given time, you may have several visitors on your farm.

Ah, yes. The conversation every manager will have many times throughout their careers. Employees ask for raises, constantly. What’s a person to do? When it comes to working through this conversation, you have a few options. In this instance, prevention is key.

What causes you to “foul up”?

Cognitive distortions are habitual thought patterns that cause people to view reality in inaccurate – and usually negative – ways.

While at work, team members often complete tasks that may require them to handle or work around potentially hazardous products. Exposure to these hazardous products can cause injuries or diseases.