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As the manager of an agricultural team, you continue to take on additional duties and responsibilities. This means you need to fit in as many tasks as possible each day. To maximize your time, you need to stay organized. This helps you accomplish your tasks before the deadlines. The more you stay on track, the… Read more »
Due to the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, you might be looking at taking a vacation this summer. Be sure you bring a book to read during your downtime. The following are five suggestions. 1. Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters by Lisa Bodell Complexity is… Read more »
Odds are your team members experience stress during the workday. The changes and challenges related to the way we work and live have significantly increased stress for virtually all employees. If increased feelings of stress remain unchecked, they can elevate to dangerous levels. This can lead to physical and mental health concerns. Chronic stress… Read more »
Today’s workplace continues to evolve. The impacts of COVID-19 and changing business technologies mean hiring managers are faced with new recruitment challenges. These are reasons why recruitment is being outsourced to professional recruiters rather than in-house teams. External recruiters prioritize staying on top of the most relevant industry trends. This helps them source and… Read more »
As a busy agricultural manager, you may feel like there is not enough time in the day to complete all the work you want to be done. This can make it difficult to feel like you are accomplishing anything. One way to resolve this issue is by planning how you want to spend your day.… Read more »
Handling recruitment internally is expensive. There are risks of hiring lower-quality candidates or applicants who are not the right fit for the role. These problems can increase employee turnover and decrease team morale. You have to spend additional money every time an employee leaves. This includes posting the job, reviewing applications, conducting interviews, and performing… Read more »
As part of your company’s interviewing team, you want to bring aboard high-quality new hires in as short a time as possible. This saves both time and money and increases the likelihood of hiring your first-choice applicants. As a result, you should be limiting your number of interviews to maximize efficiency. The more you… Read more »
As with any company, you want to reduce your hiring expenses as much as possible without sacrificing quality. Although this objective can be accomplished with your HR department, they also have other issues to handle each day. This is why you should consider including a staffing agency in your recruitment strategy. You can achieve… Read more »
Like many industries, you may be having trouble hiring agricultural employees. This might even more challenging as the Great Resignation continues. To improve your results, you should be using nontraditional methods to find the candidates you need to move your organization forward. Focus on any of these five sources to hire qualified agricultural employees.… Read more »
Estimating the true cost of employee turnover is notoriously difficult, but all you need is anecdotal evidence to see how consequential it is. When someone leaves, suddenly you have a hole in your workforce, have to focus time and energy on recruiting, and will likely bring in a new hire that can’t perfectly replace what… Read more »