I understand that many agri-businesses are facing challenges right now. I’ve come to accept that as an ongoing event, just in various sectors as the years go by. How would you like to be the recipient of the following notification?
Author Dan Heath stated in his book Reset, “There are no crises, only options.” What did he mean by that?
“What are the 5 F’s?” To which he replied: Faith, Family, Friends, Farming and Football.
Great question. An even bigger question is “Can you stay ahead of the curve?” Every business, including my own, is facing the same dilemma of cost increases.
We live in a complex world, but not everything is complex. Even with items that are more challenging or difficult to understand, the key is communication.
Some may say, “What good is that if I’m short of money?” I would suggest that these measurements are still quite valuable.
I recently had an interesting conversation with a new Client who suggested that I was an overnight success. While I appreciated his kind comment, I had to admit that my “overnight success” only took 27 years of preparation.
Always set higher goals by challenging prior assumptions. I know. This is basic “corporate blasphemy,” but “challenging the system” is what I’m well known for…
May I suggest that you consider the “Value Equation” when you are looking at potential repairs?
When I first met with them, they were quite disappointed that their results were not very solid. In fact, their banker had already put them on notice that they were close to being shipped off to the bank’s infamous “Workout Group.”
