This article looks at one of the most practical ways to strengthen culture and boost engagement: holding meaningful conversations between supervisors and employees.

We have seen partners and executive leadership teams mistakenly discount the importance of company culture and harm the operation’s performance. Culture is the unique way the organization lives out its purpose and values.

As a consultant, when we are called into a dairy, one of the first questions we always ask owners and managers is to describe the culture that exists in their operation.

For many years, our consulting group has been blessed to get to know and consult with many dairies and their leaders in our industry.