We work with small to mid-size company in the agriculture industry to achieve their business goals through their business and human resources strategy. Our primary clients include agricultural cooperatives, feed mills and retailers, and ag retailers.
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Check out our guest blog post for ✔️Feed & Grain ! Agriculture is in the top 10 of the most dangerous industries to work in. Building a safety culture is important to ensure everyone goes home safe at the end of the day.
Leaders can talk about putting safety first, but if words don’t align with their behavior, it sends mixed messages. Erin Mies, SHRM-SCP,MHRIR, People Spark Consulting Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gyuZ_nXp #Grain #GrainIndustry #WorkForce
We developed the People + Strategy Roadmap to identify areas of misalignment that curb our clients’ business success. An important aspect of this process is ensuring business systems truly support and square with the big-picture goals of the company. One area of misalignment that comes up a lot is incentive plans. We all know the saying, “What gets rewarded gets done.” Business owners develop incentive plans with the (very) good intention of rewarding behavior that moves the organization forward. Before you incentivize, analyze Read more in our September blog post. https://lnkd.in/g8fUsDKS
We were recently talking with leaders about employee engagement. There was a discussion about how much ownership employees have of their engagement, and if employees do own their engagement, how much can we as leaders influence it? As leaders, we have more impact on the engagement of our employees. Simon Sinek demonstrated this concept in this 2-minute video about a barista named Noah. It’s worth the 2 minutes, believe me. https://lnkd.in/gSUiPjCK It’s not about the people, it’s about leadership. Let’s equip your leaders with the skills and tools to create an environment where employees are engaged. New Leadership Transformation Cohorts launching in January 2025!
What is your why? When we present at conferences and events, the concept that gets the most comments and questions out of all the content we present is the 8 factors of engagement. (see them here) https://lnkd.in/gPnbFvMf One of the 8 factors is “I am enthusiastic about the mission of my company.” Essentially this is the pride and excitement around the work we do. We have spent years working in the agriculture industry – it’s an amazing place to be. As a part of agriculture, we are feeding the world, our fellow humans as well as the animals we love. We have a powerful why….we should be shouting that from the rooftops. Instead, we have found that our industry is quite humble. We put our hands down and do what we know we need to do. While we as an industry have a very important WHY – each of us has our own why, our own purpose, to what we do. At a conference last week, we met someone with a very powerful why—her team success. She worked with team members as a group and individually, for their success. When she shared those experiences, you could feel the passion in her work and the impact she had. So, what is your why? Why do you do what you do? Why do your employees do what they do? We would love to hear from you! Comment below or email Erin directly at erin@peoplesparkconsulting.com to share your why.
Check out the September blog post! https://lnkd.in/g8fUsDKS
When Done Right, Strategic Incentive Plans Help Your Team, Customers, and Company Thrive https://lnkd.in/g8fUsDKS