Well this week has been a bit of a challenge so far Seth who is my foreman is off work with a bad back meaning I have been busy spraying crops as well as the usual office work.One of the tractors has died an is in need of a new transmission (££££ :(££££!! ) so Rob and I took her to the local dealer for repair, I hope the dealer can turn the job around in a week so it is ready for thew start of our haylage harvest. Hopefully Seth's transmission is on the mend also!
We had our regular staff meeting on Monday morning which happens every fortnight, I like to keep everyone informed of what is happening in the business, share my ideas and most importantly get ever one elses ideas. These meetings work really well, I find people are motivated by being kept "in the know" and the meeting are a great way to share my vision for the future of the company.
The boys have finished moving the pheasant pens now and have been processing haylage, spreading fertilizer onto a local farmers wheat and we have some cattle sheds to muck out later this week.
I have been using the services of a business consultant the last few months we meet once a month, the purpose of this was to introduce KPI's into the business in a more structured formal way and to develop my strategic plan for the business medium term. I find it very helpful having an outside perspective of my business and enjoy the challenging questions which come from our meetings. I met with Jim this morning we had a long discussion about my intention to recruit a full time sales person later this summer and the financial implications. I am going to need a sales person as we are about to double production!!
Well I had better go and prepare for the Entrepreneurs Forum conference which is tomorrow, I'm very much looking forward to it you never fail to meet some great people and always come home full of enthusiasm. Please come and talk to me at the ball afterwards as I am going all alone, how sad!
Speak soon
Ralph
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