Katrina Waters Texas Tech University

Publish Date: June 3, 2006

Good employees are not always easy to come by. Finding someone who is motivated, dependable and fits in with your operation can be a difficult task, but keeping those workers can be even more of a challenge. Retaining quality employees is important—especially in today’s times of a competitive job market and a shrinking labor pool. Additionally, improving the turnover rate means spending less time and money training new employees. This is especially significant in a small business where spare time and funds are limited.

Publish Date: June 3, 2006

As an owner or manager of an agricultural business, you are faced with daily challenges. One of the greatest challenges—and perhaps the most important to your business—is hiring a new employee. By creating and following a recruitment and selection process each time you’re faced with this task, you can substantially improve your chances of hiring the best employee for the job.

Publish Date: June 3, 2006

Define conflict. Recognize the benefits of the nominal decision making technique. Identify how attitude affects individual behavior and group effectiveness. Demonstrate interference in communication and the problems it causes. Illustrate conflict management and the leader’s role. Compare effectively the purposes and objectives of various conflict management theories. Appraise similarities and differences in group values, ideas, and beliefs. Develop a procedure for managing conflict in your life.