Management

The current economy has many business managers on the edge of their seats. Sometimes it is difficult to know what to do, and even once a course of action has been determined, there is hesitance to act when there are so many unknowns, often outside their control.

Have you ever thought of yourself as a navigator? The Webster’s Dictionary definition I will use for navigator is, “To operate or control the course of” (i.e., your dairy). The waters rise and fall with the tide, so how safe is your boat to sail in low tide?

Good help is hard to find and often painful to lose. Hispanic workers have proven to be a much-wanted source of hardworking, dependable labor for employers. Under the shadow of increased immigration enforcement, accessing this labor and retaining it have become a matter of increased priority.

Most business operators would agree that it’s getting tougher out there – every day. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the local grocery store, a machinery dealer or your own farm operation – an environment of continuous change and turmoil is making it harder and harder to compete and succeed in business.

What an interesting time; a time where people no longer brag about the look of their car or its speed, but rather its mpg rating; a time when homeowners go to lengths to build energy-efficient homes; a time when “alternative energy” became a household phrase.

A miracle happened on the Hudson this year.