Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work

Do you have a lot of staff turnover?  Do you want to improve your communication skills with your employees? This workshop is for you.

Learn to create a work environment that attracts and retains quality employees. You will leave with an assessment of your current employee management strengths and weaknesses, and an outline of an employee handbook that will help you articulate your farm's values to your employees.

Agenda

Communicating about your business to the public and employees

Communicating your values and goals to employees

Developing a vision and mission statement for your farm that conveys who you are as an employer

Your farm's work environment

What makes a good work environment?
Your work environment goals
What kind of manager are you?

Functions of Managers

Effective Leadership

Theory X and Theory Y of Management

Managing Different Personality Styles

Situational Leadership Model

Employee Manual and Policy Development on the Farm
Typical Handbook Structure - develop your employee manual
Policy Development
Employee Satisfaction on Your Farm
Addressing Employee Concerns

Register for just this session or sign up for the full 4-session workshop for only $60 ($10 savings per class)

March 1 - Marketing your farm as a great place to work (5:00-7:30pm)

March 8 - What's My Job? Hiring, training and evaluating employees effectively (5:00-7:30pm)
March 15 - Keeping good staff when money is tight & managing conflict in the workplace (5:00-7:30pm)
March 22 - The compliance and safety workshop. Are you managing your risks as an employer?  (1:00pm-4:00pm)