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Your team isn’t necessarily the problem.When someone goes quiet, starts turning up late or stops putting in the effort t...
12/10/2026

Your team isn’t necessarily the problem.

When someone goes quiet, starts turning up late or stops putting in the effort they used to, it’s easy to put it down to attitude. But there’s very often something underneath it that you can’t see from the yard.

It could be the stockman who’s been on call every weekend for weeks and has run out of steam. The tractor driver carrying something from home that he hasn’t told anyone. The young lad who used to go the extra mile and now does the bare minimum because nobody has said thank you in a year, or because he can’t see where the job is taking him.

You won’t know unless you ask, and then actually listen to what comes back. Try swapping “what’s wrong with them?” for “what’s going on for them?” It changes the whole conversation.

What do you think is usually underneath it? Tell me in the comments, and save this one for the next time someone on your team has you scratching your head.

Today is world mental health day. We’re all human, and nobody is just coasting through life. People look like they’ve go...
10/10/2026

Today is world mental health day.

We’re all human, and nobody is just coasting through life. People look like they’ve got it together on the outside, and you often can’t see what’s happening underneath. It only takes one conversation. Ask someone if they’re okay, and if they say “fine”, ask again. Most people say they’re fine when they’re not, and a little curiosity gives them the space to open up.

Agriculture is carrying a lot right now, between bluetongue, subsidy changes, prices, fertiliser costs and a year when the weather hasn’t been on our side. What tips one person’s stress bucket may only half fill someone else’s, so let’s be kind and empathetic with each other.

If you’d rather speak to someone impartial, these charities offer free support:

YANA 0300 323 0400 (Mon to Fri, 10am to 1pm)
Farming Community Network: 03000 111 999 (7am to 11pm, every day)
RABI - the Farmers Charity : 0800 188 4444 (24/7)

06/10/2026

Sometimes you know something isn’t quite right.

The team isn’t pulling together like it used to.
Someone is struggling.
Communication isn’t great.
People aren’t performing as well as they could.
Or maybe you just have a feeling that something is off.

But where do you start when you can’t quite put your finger on the problem?

I think the temptation is to jump straight into fixing it.

But before you can change what’s not working, you need to understand what’s actually going on.

That’s a big part of the work I do with leaders and teams - creating the space to step back, listen to different perspectives and work out what is really happening, before deciding what needs to change.

Because sometimes the problem you can see isn’t actually the problem underneath it.

People · Perspective · Possibility

What’s the first sign you notice when something in your team isn’t quite right?

02/10/2026

This week I spent time with 3 successful leaders and they all had the same things in common….

Keeping their people in the centre of everything they do. They are so in tune with their team, listening and understanding their needs and how to get the best out of them. Not only do these people stay, they feel part of the team and want to go above and beyond for their leader.

One leader said to me that they felt lucky to have such a great team. It took me by surprise. This wasn’t down to luck. It was clear and confident leadership and they weren’t afraid to set boundaries and lead by them which infiltrated into the team. When I reflected this back, they said that they hadn’t really thought about it like that.

Great managers and leaders have great teams because they put their people first. They understand that their people are what is driving the success of their company or organisation.

What is one thing your leader does that makes you feel part of the team?

FLEXIBILITY - a word that we all strive for in work but not always readily available in employed work. A lot of people I...
30/09/2026

FLEXIBILITY - a word that we all strive for in work but not always readily available in employed work. A lot of people I talk to in agricultural roles say that they really enjoy the work but they don’t tend to stick at it because there is zero flexibility and they don’t get to see their family.

Being self employed I’m the boss and it was a day like today, it reminded me that I can randomly walk to the field to take my husband a flask of coffee and feel zero guilt. That would not have happened if I was still employed. I simply couldn’t have done it.

I’m not saying it is easy and there is certainly give and take but as a manager or business owner, listening to your people and understanding their needs will go a long way in how they show up to work and dedicate their time for you. It is always the smallest of gestures that go the furthest.

Start listening to what is or isn’t being said and see if you put yourself in their shoes, would you want to work for you?

You can’t build a successful, resilient business without understanding the people inside it.

24/09/2026

If you didn’t get your SFI26 you are not the only ones. Tuesday saw farmers, land agents up at midnight anticipating the opening of SFI26. So many texts were flying about and when it finally opened at 10am it was a total bun fight. Pages wouldn’t load and people just got to watch a timer whirring around their computer screen. Cortisol was at an all time high and when you spend so much time preparing maps and paper work for this only to be told you didn’t make it, is soul destroying.

Farmers are really being put through their paces, their resilience is being tested to the max. I urge anyone who is struggling, frustrated or feels that their future is up in the air, to reach out to the incredible agri charities that are qualified to have a chat, provide expert advice and give you the space to just talk it out loud.

You are not alone. Keep talking and keep connected.
Brighter days are coming 🙏

20/09/2026

Staff retention: what does hard work look like when there is no support underneath it?

I've been talking a lot recently about staff retention in agriculture and food, because I don't think we always look at the problem from the right end.

We talk about the difficulty of finding good people, the skills shortage and how hard it is to recruit.

All of that is real.

But when good people leave, I think we need to ask a slightly more uncomfortable question: what was it actually like to work there?

The hours might be long. The work might be physically demanding. Things can go wrong at exactly the wrong moment and there isn't always the flexibility you might find in another industry.

Those are realities of working in agriculture.

What sits within a leader's control is how people experience those realities.

Do they have a manager who notices when they're running on empty?

Can they ask a question when they don't know what to do?

Do they feel respected?

Does their manager understand the job they're asking them to do?

Do they feel part of the team, particularly when things are under pressure?

Because I don't think staff retention starts when somebody hands in their notice.

It starts much earlier, in the everyday experience of being at work.

That's the part of retention I'm interested in: what sits underneath the hard work, and whether the leadership around people is strong enough to help a team hold together when the pressure is on.

That's the work I do with agricultural leaders and management teams through leadership development, training and coaching.

If retention is costing your business more than it should, I think it's worth looking at the leadership as well as the recruitment pipeline.

Today was spent at the North Norfolk Coastal Group conference at Sandringham Estate, hosted by Sarah Juggins. Genuinely ...
18/09/2026

Today was spent at the North Norfolk Coastal Group conference at Sandringham Estate, hosted by Sarah Juggins. Genuinely one of the best-curated days I’ve been to, every speaker brought something different to the table.

A few things that stuck with me:

Peter Moss on soil health as the real foundation of resilience, carbon capture and water retention both start there.

Ali Cargill challenging our addiction to artificial fertiliser, focus on margin, not yield.

Matthew England sharing five years of results at the Fring Estate, soil health, rotations, and livestock working together.

Dr Liz Genever on knowing your own values before you can find clarity on your future.

And then Michael Mack launched Offa, a platform connecting farmers to grazing, land, and soon machinery and buildings sitting unused, right in their own area. The first 650 accounts are free to Norfolk farmers.

Mike’s closing line has stayed with me: farming should be fun too, connection and hobbies outside the farm matter just as much as what happens on it.

Big thanks to Sarah and the incredible wagyu beef, all sourced locally, some of it from farmers in the room.

Getting off the farm to talk, connect, and think differently isn’t a luxury. It’s essential. There’s a future in farming, and we all get to shape it.

Who's going to AgriFest on 22 October at the Norfolk Showground?I think we don't invest enough time and resource into yo...
16/09/2026

Who's going to AgriFest on 22 October at the Norfolk Showground?

I think we don't invest enough time and resource into young people coming into agriculture, and they're the ones who'll actually shape its future. This event gives them a genuine look at what opportunities exist in the sector, and gives businesses a real chance to talk directly with people showing an interest in this industry, often for the first time.

Stands are free for exhibitors, which lowers the barrier to just showing up and having the conversation. These are the people we need to support and nurture properly. Supported by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association and the Food & Farming Discovery Trust.

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