How is the next generation ever supposed to step up if the current generation can’t step down or at least step aside? The short answer is they can’t. It’s one…
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In a recent Three Secrets For Increasing Profit® workshop I asked participants how much profit they want to make. It is an important question because you can’t hit a target…
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I reviewed articles in Harvard Business Review, Forbes and Fast Company on resistance to change. The articles laid out the 12 reasons, the 10 factors and the 5 keys to…
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In Alice in Wonder land, Alice asks the Cheshire Cat, “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” The Cat responds, “That depends a good…
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I received the following email from a young rancher last week: Dave, I am a young rancher and have grown my herd to over 100 cows over the last four…
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I occasionally lead workshops I call Hard Work and Harmony: Effective Relationships In Family Businesses. In it I like to ask participants to explain to the person next to them,…
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I have an advantage over most of the people who come through the Ranching for Profit School. I have boundaries. The RMC office is about a mile and a half…
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We use a process at RMC to help families and business teams create a shared vision and a plan to achieve it. We start by asking a very basic question:…
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When my kids were young they played in a youth soccer league. At the end of the season all of the players were given a participation trophy. I sat there…
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The Ranching For Profit School is intended for ranchers. But every year some people who want to get into ranching attend the class to build a business plan to test…
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