by Rena Striegel | Oct 12, 2021 | Farm Transition, Succession Planning
Three Steps To Overcome Family Dysfunction Succession planning is often delayed or derailed due to dysfunction in the family. When a group struggles to work effectively together, there are three options: 1) Figure out how to work through it. 2) Ignore it. 3) Decide...
by Rena Striegel | May 4, 2021 | Leadership
Communication Strategies For Today’s Cancel Culture Every year the Merriam-Webster dictionary adds new words to its latest edition. In 2020, for example, they added the word slow-walk, which means “delaying the progress of something by acting in a deliberately slow...
by Rena Striegel | Apr 21, 2021 | Farm Transition, Succession Planning
Succession Planning and Conflict: Should we Start or Not? I often meet owners who have concerns about succession planning due to conflict with their successors. Sometimes the conflict occurs because of a misalignment in plans for the business, and for others it is...
by Rena Striegel | Nov 19, 2020 | Succession Planning
What Happens If No One Does Anything We talk to a lot of farmers who haven’t started their succession plan for various reasons. Some of the reasons for delaying the decision to begin are: 1) They don’t know where to start. 2) They are not sure who to talk to. 3) They...
by Rena Striegel | Nov 5, 2020 | Succession Planning
How The DIRTT Project™ Works The industry surrounding succession planning is a confusing maze of professionals and firms trying to get your attention. If you are trying to find information regarding succession planning – that can be confusing too. Most of the...
