“That’s just how you motivate staff to perform and it is how I was taught when I started working," Brian Teely fumed as he walked back to the farm after lunch with his wife.

Brian had an issue with his worker Max. He had high hopes when he hired this supposed, “Second i...

With the new season upon us, we wanted to gather and share effective strategies for setting a firm foundation for your team. Last week we discussed:

1. The value of knowing your why 

2. defining team structure

3. communicating policies and procedures

This week we will jum...

A sense of hope is in the air as gypsy day has come and gone and we are one week into the the 2018/2019 season. Is your team ready?

This workshop is aimed at Next Generation farmers and Enabler managers from across the farming industry.

Next Generation farmers -people who want a career in farming and want to shape the future of farming. They are likely working on a farm at the moment and want to get...

Feeling like your getting the end of season blues? That constant whirlwind of one thing after the next…. It's March, surely things will be slowing down soon... Yeah right!

What a season, what an experience and the most rewarding part was the constant challenges pushin...

I’m in a unique and privileged position where I get to hear people regularly discuss employment. Having also been lightly involved in management and staffing I’ve combined these views to share my thoughts on motivating staff.

I proudly admit that in Farming Mums NZ...

Everyone is after that one easy solution to being happy, that one golden piece of advice that will change their world. Well the answer really is very simple but you have to do it yourself and it will take some work but the results can be as quick as you want to make th...

 Alistair Sole has worked with Stuart Taylor on an OB Group dairy farm for the past 4 years. Stu has given Alistair the opportunity and skills of a lifetime. One of the skills he has learnt and built on in his time here has been building so he's heading off to his next...

The cows are shifting in the bails their eyes looking up and down trying to see if there is any danger. They can feel the tension in the cowshed this morning. The milking staff can also feel the tension as well. James starts to help Ali on cups on for a few minutes try...

When you hear or see the word sustainable, you usually automatically think of the environment. But have you ever thought of sustainability in the workplace? Workplace sustainability can help entrench factors such as company vision and purpose, recruitment, employee cod...