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Sep 26

Game Changer?

By Dave Pratt Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Production 3 Comments

Income - costs = profit, right? The answer is “sort of.” It’s a little more complicated than that because we need to adjust for inventory changes, consider non-cash costs like…

Sep 12

Records Are A Waste Of Time

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management 5 Comments

Some people think that records are THE key to managerial success. Not me. I think most records are a waste of time. Records give us data. We need information. It…

Aug 22

Is Your Ranch Fire-proof?

By Dave Pratt Ecology & Grazing, Planning & Management, Risk/Drought No Comments

The risk of wildfire has always been a normal part of ranching. But today we are faced with a new normal that includes the increased risk of catastrophic wildfire. The…

Mar 26

You Can’t Retire From Ranching

By Dave Pratt Communication, Making a Change, Planning & Management, Succession No Comments

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…

Mar 12

Who Will Own What?

By Dave Pratt Communication, Making a Change, Planning & Management, Succession No Comments

There are two big pieces to the estate planning puzzle: who will run what (management succession) and who will own what (the transfer of assets). In my last ProfitTips article…

May 16

It’s Hard To Find Good Help …

By Dave Pratt Communication, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management One Comment

… but it is even harder to find a good boss. I often hear employers complain that it is hard to find good help. I rarely hear them ask how…

May 04

Hiring Good People Isn’t Enough

By Dave Pratt Communication, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management No Comments

Good people? What’s that supposed to mean? Compared to what? Bad people? With the exception of the Hillside Strangler and Jack the Ripper, I’m hesitant to label very many people…

Aug 31

You Might Be A Manager If…

By Dave Pratt Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management, Succession One Comment

Most “ranch managers” aren’t managers. They don’t do the work of a manager, they don’t produce the results a manager would produce and they aren’t paid what a manager would…

Jul 13

It Doesn’t Matter What They Want

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production No Comments

Earlier today someone called me asking for advice regarding a bid he was about to make for a property he wanted to rent. The property could support 200 cows from…

Oct 28

An Hour A Day

By Dave Pratt Labor Effectiveness, Making a Change, Planning & Management No Comments

I asked a group of our clients what difference it would make to their operation and their life if they had an extra hour a day of productive time. Most…

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Game Changer?

Records Are A Waste Of Time

Is Your Ranch Fire-proof?

You Can’t Retire From Ranching

Who Will Own What?

It’s Hard To Find Good Help …

Hiring Good People Isn’t Enough

You Might Be A Manager If…

It Doesn’t Matter What They Want

An Hour A Day

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