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Running a farm is a bloody tough job. You need to be tough, resilient, and hardworking to make it work. But have you ever thought about the power of having company values? I know it might sound silly, but hear me out.
Having clear company values can help you and your team stay on track and ma...
ONE. The top business owners know what they want. They have a very high level of clarity. Because they know what they want, they only focus on doing things that get them to their goal. They don’t fluff around doing things that are not aligned with this. In addition, they ALL focus on one thing. ...
Our Managing Director Jeremy “Hutch” Hutchings recently spoke with and gained insight on this topic with Founder and Managing Director of Riverland Lending Services and Collaborative Farming Australia, Jeff McDonald. Jeff is also the Chair of many highly successful collaborative farming ventures...
Here is a summary of some of the biggest challenges and constraints for farm owners. How many relate to you?
- You don’t have clarity (goals or direction) on where you are taking the business (leads to procrastination and an unhappy team).
- You don’t really have your ‘pulse’ on the finan...
We wanted to share a case study with you from a Platinum Mastermind client who went from a loss to almost $4 million in net profit in just a few years.
Ben, Kate & Sam Taylor from Culara Farming in Condamine.
We are also sharing this case study as part of video 2 in our free, 3-part trai...
For many farming families, the word ‘succession’ can bring up high emotions, difficult memories or a feeling of overwhelm. Here at Farm Owners Academy, alongside Tony from Catapult Wealth, we recognise that succession planning is often an emotionally-charged, complicated and challenging process. I s...
Reflecting on 2022, I wanted to share with you my biggest lessons…
- Parenting is challenging. I have a four and a two-year-old, and it’s been hard. I have found myself often playing the victim (thinking ‘poor me’), so it’s been good to catch these thoughts and remember that someone is always doi...
As farmers, our professional and personal lives are usually intertwined far greater than any other profession; our every day is spent on the land, often working with multiple generations of family members and therefore having to navigate the highs and lows of combining work and personal life so irre...
Phil Kearns is without question one of Australia’s greatest ever Rugby Union players. With sixty-seven tests as #2 for the Australian Wallabies, ten as Captain, and seventy-three games for the NSW Waratahs, Phil was a key contributor to three successful Rugby World Cup campaigns, including the memor...
When I first started coaching, I was responsible for everything – all the administration, finance and, of course, coaching clients.
The problem was I really hated the administration and the finance (bookwork) part of the business.
Two years into my business coaching journey, I went to a busine...
Many farm owners believe that in order to become a top 20% farmer, you need to work harder (or do more).
This is not true.
The top 20% of farmers just do things slightly differently.
In fact, I would argue that many top 20% of farmers are working less than an average farmer.
And a top 20% farme...
Recently I was asked a great question by Rob – about models/leadership structures for multiple business owners, for example, more than two siblings that run a business.
Firstly, it is a little bit more complex but very achievable if the owners are okay leaving their egos at the door.
Having a cl...
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