Simon Sinek’s TED video “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” has been watched over thirty-two million times. The premise of his talk: why are some leaders able to inspire greater loyalty and engagement among customers? He’s convinced it’s the ‘why’; that is, their purpose, cause or belief. Sinek says, “Leaders and organizations with the capacity to inspire all think, act and communicate from the inside-out. They … Continue reading How to use your ‘why’ to change Canadian agriculture

The expression ‘mud sticks’ doesn’t just refer to your equipment this wet spring. It also means that misinformation seems to have an uncanny knack of settling in and never letting go. Misinformation creates myths. And once myths start to propagate on social media they are next to impossible to correct. Refuting the misinformation that leads to dangerous myths about agriculture involve battling against several complex … Continue reading How to de-bunk myths about Canadian agriculture

In an increasingly politically polarized world, farmers know all too well how difficult it can be to get an opportunity to present their facts or make their point. Equally difficult is getting your audience to pause long enough to listen, consider, and open themselves up to the possibility that new information may be more factually correct than what they currently hold to be true. This … Continue reading How to fight misinformation in a world of information