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Personal & Company Values communication skills culture leadership strategic planning Jul 21, 2023

I had a great 50-minute conversation recently with Ben Law from “The Financial Bloke.”

I highly recommend checking out his podcast – Click Here!

During our discussion, we delved into the topic of personal and company values, covering various aspects such as:

How values can create conflict i...

The Importance of Getting Your Team in Sync leadership organisation skills strategic planning team building Jun 30, 2023

I hope this message finds you well.

I wanted to share a recent experience where we took the time to align our Farm Owners Academy team with the company’s direction.

Here are some key highlights:

Our CEO, Sam Johnsson, organised a 2-day planning session for a portion of our leadership team in the ...

8 Traits of a High Performer communication skills leadership recruitment team building Jun 23, 2023

If you want to hire someone, the ultimate goal should be to hire the right person. Slowing down the hiring process to find the ideal candidate is perfectly acceptable.

One good employee beats three average (this is why it’s okay to pay one good one a little more).

Here are ei...

The power of company values communication skills culture leadership team building Apr 14, 2023

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...

9 lessons from high performing business owners leadership personal development strategic planning time management Mar 24, 2023

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. ...

Collaborative Farming & All Its Advantages business growth human resources leadership strategic planning Mar 17, 2023

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...

How many of these challenges in agriculture apply to you? financial literacy leadership strategic planning succession Feb 17, 2023

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...

CASE STUDY: From losing money to a nearly $4m profit in just a few years leadership profitability strategic planning succession Feb 10, 2023

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...

Making Farm Succession Work communication skills leadership strategic planning succession Jan 20, 2023

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...

My Biggest lessons from 2022 family business leadership mindset wellbeing Dec 23, 2022

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...

What is it to be Resilient? leadership mindset wellbeing Dec 16, 2022

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...

Leadership Lessons from a Wallaby Great community culture leadership mindset team building Dec 02, 2022

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...

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