• Bringing People Along the Commitment Curve
    2025/12/16

    Change rarely falls apart because of the idea. It usually falls apart in how we talk about it. In this episode, we explore what it looks like to bring people along the commitment curve and why timing, clarity, and the right messenger matter more than perfectly polished plans. We look at how to communicate early, name what people can expect, and help teams move forward with confidence instead of confusion. How can we guide people through change in a way that reduces resistance and keeps everyone aligned on where the business is headed?

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    39 分
  • Build Real Engagement
    2025/12/09

    This episode gets into what it really means to have a team that’s connected and motivated. We talk about how leaders can help their people see where the business is headed and how their work makes an impact. It’s about asking better questions, setting clear expectations, and giving your team space to contribute without losing direction. When people understand how they fit into the bigger picture, they stay invested, grow with you, and make the work better for everyone.

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    27 分
  • Helping Translate the Vision
    2025/12/02

    In this conversation we dig into the real work of people leaders taking big-picture goals and turning them into something their teams can actually use. How asking better questions, checking for alignment, and not waiting around for perfect clarity before you lead can move the team in to success. It is about finding your footing between the boardroom and the day-to-day, and building a rhythm that keeps everyone moving in the same direction.

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    24 分
  • Ready or Not
    2025/11/25

    This one’s for the owners and leaders at that messy crossroads of “I know I should hand this off” and “I’m not ready.” We dig into our feeling around identity, control, and what come up when giving a role to someone else. If transition is on your horizon, near or far, this episode can helps you move from thinking about it to taking the next step.

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    25 分
  • The Critical Role of Culture in Agribusiness M&A
    2025/11/18

    With our first guest, Joe Mosher, we dig into what really happens after a merger is made and the ink dries. We talk about how leaders can turn early momentum into meaningful progress shifting from the excitement of an announcement to the steady work of making two organizations operate as one.

    Together, we explore why choosing a single way of working matters, how culture shows up in day-to-day decisions, and what leaders can do in those first critical months to keep teams aligned and the business moving forward. It’s a conversation about turning intention into action, and making the deal worth it.

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    53 分
  • Passing the Torch with Purpose
    2025/11/11

    In this episode, we explore what it really means to prepare your business for the future. Whether that’s a long-tenured employee retiring, a shift in ownership, or the next generation stepping up. Instead of trying to “replace” the people who’ve carried so much, we talk about defining what success looks like going forward and building roles that support where your business is headed. It’s all about moving into the next chapter with clarity and intention.

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    25 分
  • Paving the Road to Clarity
    2025/11/04

    Last episode, we left off with the “cowboy to corporate” continuum; this time, we dig deeper into what it really looks like to pave that road. In this conversation, we explore how job descriptions, decision-making, and defining success can transform from check-the-box tasks into tools that bring strategy to life. We talk about how clarity in roles not only supports business goals but also connects people to the bigger “why” behind their work. It’s about more than what’s written on paper it’s about giving your team direction, confidence, and a stronger sense of purpose.

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    26 分
  • From Cowboy to Corporate
    2025/10/28

    In this episode, we talk about the shift many leaders face when moving from a “cowboy culture" where everyone jumps in to do what’s needed to the fear of becoming “too corporate.” Together, we explore how adding structure doesn’t have to mean losing the energy, values, and teamwork that built your business. It’s a reminder that structure isn’t about red tape, but about finding clarity, direction, and a shared sense of success.

    We hope you enjoy!

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    Culture Development Session

    Schedule your Culture Development Session. In this free 30-minute session, you will have a personalized conversation with an expert advisor, an opportunity to see how our programs can help you define your business and people strategies, and actionable insights tailored to your goals to move to the business you have always envisioned.

    Leadership Transformation Program

    Learn about how to develop YOUR ag leaders by scheduling time with the People Spark ® team. 96% of employees want feedback – constructive OR recognition. Yet another survey found that only 5% of managers provide critical feedback to employees – even though it’s important for their development. Nearly half of managers (44%) find giving feedback stressful. Nearly a quarter (21%) avoid giving it altogether.

    Our leadership transformation program was designed to be straightforward and practical, providing content in digestible chunks, supporting participants through personalized feedback, and providing participants an environment to learn with other ag leaders across the country.

    In many instances, managers just aren’t comfortable with WHAT to do, let alone HOW to do it. They feel it’s uncomfortable, they don’t want to demotivate employees and just aren’t sure how to do it. And the repercussions of NOT giving feedback end up impacting you and your business – through lower productivity and profitability, decreased employee engagement, and increased employee turnover.

    Learn more at www.developagleaders.com.

    Podcast Produced by Texture House Sound & Visuals

    (Source: www.peoplesparkconsulting.com/podcast/episode)

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    25 分