Who are yours? What make you want to follow their lead?
Leaders, those worthy of being our leaders anyway, always take the responsibility and privilege of leading us seriously.
They know that is we believe in them, based on their actions, we’ll follow them willingly.
As followers we trust them implicitly to consider our best interests when making [...]
Farmers Must Have Leadership Heroes
February 16, 2010
Garry Ridge
January 23, 2010
Garry Ridge is President/CEO of WD-40 Company. He teaches leadership, talent management, and succession planning at the University of San Diego’s Executive Leadership program and has been Director of the Year for Enhancement of Economic Value by the Corporate Directors Forum.
A native of Australia, he has served as national Vice President of the Australian Institute [...]
Farm Leadership – The Key to 21st Century Farm Success
January 22, 2010
Your ability to lead others is the only competitive advantage you’ll ever have that will endure against all others.Are you then an effective, 21st Century leader?
What would your people say about your leadership?
Would they say that your leadership is the one key element that insures their long term success? And how much of your energy [...]
Empathy, the Often Hidden Quality of Farm Leadership Success
December 10, 2009
Historically we thought of successful leaders as General Patton types, with their chrome plated helmet with their riding crop slapping their tall shiny black boots.
They were our leaders because we were told they were.
Theirs was the “don’t do what I do, do what I say do” model. Command and control were usually what we meant [...]
Loyalty – The Key Quality of Farm Leaders
December 10, 2009
There is no quick way to develop business leadership management skill – either among the members of your organization or for that matter, within you.
It takes time to become a leader, you must learn through your life with the passing of time spent learning what real leadership is and what it means to be a [...]
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