WASHINGTON — As a dairy manager for 15 years at Yosemite Jerseys in Hilmar, California, Brett Barlass found ways to engage and motivate a team of employees to want to show up – in fact, he went 9 years without a no-call, no-show employee.
And since the acquisition of Yosemite Jerseys by California Dairy Farms in January, 2022, Brett has been charged with a new task: replicating that same culture and results from Yosemite across 6 dairy sites with 19,000 cows and 200 employees. Find out how he is doing it.
What you’ll learn:
- Feedback and annual reviews that boost employee buy in
- 5 a.m. team meetings with ice breakers and electronic dance music
- The 9 things employees need from a manager
- Getting employees to care
Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Adisseo.
Episode links:
Listen to the Uplevel Dairy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.
Watch the podcast video on the Uplevel Dairy YouTube channel.
The Uplevel Dairy Podcast hosted by Peggy Coffeen is the podcast for dairy owners and managers looking to take their business, management and leadership to the next level. Learn from other dairy managers and hear from industry experts on employee management, finance, family business and more. Visit UplevelDairy.com, and find the Uplevel Dairy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.
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