by Rena Striegel | Mar 27, 2022 | Collaborative Teams, Farm Transition, Goal Setting, Leadership, Succession Planning
Succeeding in Succession Every farm has a story. Like most stories, farms also have chapters. These chapters may be defined by one planting season, a production year, or perhaps a generation of ownership. Todd Malecha, president of Malecha Enterprises in Villard,...
by Rena Striegel | Mar 14, 2022 | Collaborative Teams, Farm Transition, FEATURED ARTICLES, Leadership
Build An All-Star Team to Guide Your Succession Plan Move your succession plan forward with collaborative experts Many brains are better than one. As you move forward with your farm’s succession plan, your professional team will be critical in helping you achieve your...
by Rena Striegel | Oct 25, 2021 | Collaborative Teams, Farm Transition, Leadership, Succession Planning
Set Your Successors Up For Success Families often delay succession planning because they are concerned family dynamics will shift when a senior leader begins to transition. Postponing the decision to address the dynamics between your heirs creates a high-pressure...
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 Tom Ambroson | Jul 15, 2021 | Farm Transition, Goal Setting, Succession Planning
5 Steps for Successful Business Planning Succession planning, by nature, can be complex. As with any activity that has an element of complexity, the more clarity that there is, the easier it will be to keep things moving forward. A comprehensive succession plan...
by Tom Ambroson | Jul 15, 2021 | Collaborative Teams, Farm Transition, Governance, Succession Planning
Digging Into The DIRTT Project Learn More Rena Striegel spent nearly 20 years collecting seeds of knowledge as a business transition planner, and now she is digging into a new adventure. The DIRTT Project has sprouted from that fertile ground as a new tool to help...