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VIDEO: Rethinking mid-life transitions

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By Kelly Sidoryk March 14, 2024

Chip Conley has a different perspective on retirement. If you live to be 90 and start working at age 18, when you reach age 54, you are halfway there, he says. Conley, a former hotelier and Air BnB employee, now runs the Modern Elder Academy. Conley cites societal changes that have occurred as our lifespan […] Read more

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VIDEO: Seven habits of highly effective ranch families

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By Kelly Sidoryk March 1, 2024

There seem to be periods when renewal becomes a focus for those of us in agriculture. As winter ends and the promise of spring is near, we can think about aspects beyond direct production. It does seem to be particularly timely to consider some of the lessons of Stephen Covey, educator, author, businessperson and speaker. But […] Read more

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VIDEO: A different approach to meetings on the ranch

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By Kelly Sidoryk January 30, 2024

The good old 4-H motto of “learn to do by doing” will be familiar to most readers of this article. For many of us, it was a particular project that developed skills and knowledge in a hands-on way. In addition to that, we learned the ins and outs of how a meeting should be conducted […] Read more

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VIDEO: Never split the difference when negotiating

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By Kelly Sidoryk December 28, 2023

Undoubtedly, when navigating through succession/transition planning or simply working in a family business, there will be times when we need to have tough conversations. What could be more difficult than the conversations had by a top-level FBI hostage negotiator? Chris Voss is such a person and spent over 20 years in that capacity. Now with […] Read more

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VIDEO: Failing well on the farm

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By Kelly Sidoryk December 13, 2023

Is there such a thing as failing well? Dr. Amy Edmondson of the Harvard Business School thinks so and explores the subject in her latest book, The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Consider times in the past when you have experienced failure. Were some of them done poorly and some done […] Read more

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VIDEO: A foreign perspective of Canada’s cattle industry

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By Kelly Sidoryk October 18, 2023

I have written about differing perspectives and how two people can experience the same thing and have widely different interpretations. Also, when we leave our home operations, we can shift to another way of seeing things. Recently, we had the opportunity to host visitors from other parts of the world and ask how they see […] Read more

When confronted with large and difficult decisions, one author suggests giving them some space, letting the ideas percolate and then coming back to them for better solutions.

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Conscious and subconscious brain: It’s all in our heads, or is it?

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By Kelly Sidoryk September 21, 2023

Simon Sinek, author and inspirational speaker, has some very interesting ideas on our brain and how it works. He relates our conscious brain to being in the range of two feet. We can access all the information that is in that two-foot area to make quick decisions. This is also the logical, thinking, rational part […] Read more

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VIDEO: Positive psychology

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By Kelly Sidoryk August 21, 2023

The other day when trying to determine price insurance coverage for grass yearlings, we received a text from our buyer: “This is not for the faint of heart.” This caused me to reflect on non-ag businesses who, from my perspective, do not seem to have to deal with so many variables beyond their control. However, […] Read more

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VIDEO: Feedback and the Johari window

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By Kelly Sidoryk June 26, 2023

How is it so simple to see what those on the other side of the fence should be doing but not always as easy in our own operations? If only they calved later. Or seeded a different crop. Ran more machinery. Ran less machinery. Ran a different breed of cattle. Some reasons for this can […] Read more

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Understanding our own paradigms

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

By Kelly Sidoryk June 3, 2023

Many have heard me reference paradigms, either during presentations or in this column. Paradigms are the beliefs, values, assumptions and ways in which we view the world. Trying to challenge our own assumptions and thinking is one way to expand our personal growth. One of my beliefs is as human beings, we are meant to […] Read more

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VIDEO: Rethinking mid-life transitions

VIDEO: Seven habits of highly effective ranch families

VIDEO: A different approach to meetings on the ranch

VIDEO: Never split the difference when negotiating

VIDEO: Failing well on the farm

VIDEO: A foreign perspective of Canada’s cattle industry

Conscious and subconscious brain: It’s all in our heads, or is it?

VIDEO: Positive psychology

VIDEO: Feedback and the Johari window

Understanding our own paradigms

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