Are you looking for ways to up your management skill set, better understand your team members and what motivates them, and better understand yourself?

In this episode, Dustin Wirt, site manager for Silver Streak’s dairy in Cottonwood, Minnesota. Cottonwood Dairy is the first stop for first-lactation cows that calve in Kansas and then make their way to Minnesota. Dustin, who has a background as a dairy herd analyst and repro consultant, cut his teeth managing dairies in Kansas, South Dakota and Colorado, before joining the Silver Streak group about three years ago.

He tells us today about a tool that has not only helped him to further develop his own skills, but also how he is incorporating strengths-based leadership and management within his team of 20 employees to push for their next level of performance - whether it’s setting somatic cell count goals or covering the bunker in record time.

Listen in for a bonus conversation at the end of this episode!

Nedap Power Play featuring Steve Pavleski, large herd specialist with Nedap, talking about the latest advancements in dairy technology and large dairy management.

This episode is part of the High Performance mindset series powered by Nedap, The High-Performance Mindset Series is powered by Nedap. Nedap is future-proofing dairy farms by revolutionizing cow-side care through technologies in activity monitoring, cow locating, milk metering and identification.

Learn more:

https://nedap-livestockmanagement.com/

Other resources:

CliftonStrengths© Online Talent Assessment

https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx

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