The Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast: Improving Ranch Leadership

Improving Ranch Leadership

When deciding how to make ranches more profitable, there is often one overlooked area of improvement – leadership. Strong leadership on ranches impacts profitability through improved employee retention, continued learning and more confident decision making. Tom and Terryn Drieling are true examples of how investing in leadership builds a more profitable ranch and enjoyable lifestyle.

“I think it's our role as ranch managers to provide an opportunity for the next generation. It’s our responsibility for everybody to have an opportunity regardless of what their background is,” explains Tom.

Tom has managed a unit of a ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills for over 10 years and Terryn works as seasonal help in addition to operating her own business which helps people in rural communities improve their own lifestyles and leadership skills.

“I think that having good leadership is so important because it kind of sets the tone for the rest of the crew,” says Terryn. “If you have somebody in the leadership role that can create a good work environment and everybody together, you're going to have a more enjoyable workplace and improved production and efficiency.”.... 



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