Effective Communication the key for Farming Families What a huge success our communication and succession workshops were during May 2014! We had over 60 people attend – showing how important these issues are for farming families. The workshops focused on the importance of good communication in any business – farming, family or otherwise. We learnt how important it is to establish effective communication so that there can be a balance between family and work. One of the key messages was how important to understand expectations– both our own expectations and those of others. It’s also vital that these expectations get communicated to each other – much conflict comes when there is a breakdown in this step. If we don’t know what other people EXPECT of us, it’s very hard to make sure we don’t let them down. However there are some expectations that we are not even aware of – […]