Invest in Training
Davon Cook explains the importance of making an investment in training and learning opportunities for you and your employees.
By Davon Cook on June 27, 2016
Davon Cook explains the importance of making an investment in training and learning opportunities for you and your employees.
June 14, 2016
While the scenery in rural Thailand and Idaho may be different, Cori Wittman describes how the daily values on the farm should be the same—grow more so you may give more.
By Bill Long on June 1, 2016
As a leader in your family business, you have the responsibility of communicating frequently with co-workers, suppliers, an array of professionals with whom you work and, most of all, your...
By Faith & Family Business on May 9, 2016
Former physical education teacher and current CEO of Southwest Family Farms in Plains, Kansas, Stan Reiss shares the eight principles that have guided him and his family's operation to success.
By Bill Long on April 25, 2016
Last month I looked at Proverbs 25:11, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver,” and concluded that “apt” or “fit” words can be the difference between success and...
By Davon Cook on April 21, 2016
So you’ve made a great hire. Your new worker shows up on time the first day. Now what? First, make a plan before they show up the first day! The process of integrating a new employee into your...
By Davon Cook on April 11, 2016
In my previous article, I discussed the way competency-based interviews help to assess a candidate’s ability and experience with specific skills. In this article, I invite you to consider a...
By Davon Cook on April 4, 2016
How good are you at assessing a candidate’s skills accurately in a job interview? You may be thinking, “Interviewing is just sitting down to a conversation--why would I need to prepare for that...
By Davon Cook on March 29, 2016
I worked with my father for ten years. He is a perfectionist and an amazing businessman. Even though it might not be reality, when I was in the trenches trying to prove myself, it often felt...
By Bill Long on March 22, 2016
One of my favorite Thanksgiving hymns is “We Gather Together to Ask the Lord’s Blessing.” Whenever the organ intones the first note of that hymn, I am transported back to my earliest days in...