For people like me who see “shop” as a four-letter word, we sometimes need an attitude adjustment when it comes to gift giving. Whether in the family or the workplace, gift giving can be approached in a multitude of creative ways and developed all year long without ever becoming a burden. If you dread shopping [...]
Recently, we sent an email to some friends in the ag industry asking one simple question, “What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving?” Following are their heartfelt responses. Enjoy reading them, be blessed, and then ask yourself …“What am I most thankful for?” Terry – Thankful that all of our kids have accepted Jesus [...]
Keeping Agriculture Great…Tips for Attracting Quality Talent Compiled by the AGRI-SEARCH Team The secret to keeping American agriculture the leader in feeding a hungry world lies in attracting new talent into our industry. Over the next decade, this will be especially important to replace a large number of retiring ag professionals. Following are just a [...]
Safety…what comes to your mind when you hear that word depends on the paradigm through which you view life. We all have an experience, a story, or a recollection about an “incident” that has impacted our life. What is your safety story? How did it impact you? On October 7, 1992, my safety story changed [...]
If you have ever met Rich Connell, you probably have not forgotten him. He’s a man who has a passion for life second to none, and it’s fair to say few in the ag industry have had as much positive impact on more people than Rich. In 1999, I was blessed to join Rich Connell [...]
For over twenty years as an agricultural recruiter, I have studied the similarities between a successful marriage and a successful employment situation. The parallels are fascinating. In both types of relationships, getting to know the other person, maintaining excellent communication, and understanding each other’s strengths and weaknesses all play a key role. Listening, understanding where [...]
Christmas and business often are in direct conflict with each other. Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, peace, hope, and great anticipation as we look forward to celebrating the birth of the Christ child and all the activity that surrounds it. But in our businesses, the outlook may not seem quite so [...]
Gratitude is such a light-sounding word for an emotion that’s so powerful. But there’s a reason why it shares the same Latin root — gratus — as the word grace. Living in a state of gratitude is our gateway to grace — and a vital part of our well-being. We live in a stressful world, feeling perpetually behind, [...]
Just how much should I be earning in the position I’m in? That is a question we as recruiters often hear, and one that doesn’t usually have an easy answer. How about you? Are you overpaid? Underpaid? How do you know? Let’s start with just a sampling of some basic questions to ask: 1. [...]
Turns out, there are benefits that come from being a cocky teenager. Although your parents might have been counting down the days until you flew the nest, that swagger means you’ll likely end up earning a higher salary than those of your more modest friends. According to the Journal of Economic Psychology, their “Self-Esteem and [...]