281: The value of making time for self-development

This week’s guest was Dan Burdett, follow him on Twitter: @farmerdanb    Managers and leaders need to be fit for the future to lead themselves, their teams, and their businesses. In this episode, we hear from organic dairy farmer Dan Burdett about how being part of a leadership and management group has helped him in his role. He talks about his experiences and the benefits of investing in himself and others.   AgriLeader Our AgriLeader programme challenges individuals from leading farms and businesses to develop the skills they need to drive their businesses forward. To support this, we ran #AgriLeadershipWeek in May 2021. #AgriLeadershipWeek was a cross-organisation campaign which aimed to raise awareness of the importance of, and opportunities for, leadership training across the agricultural sector.    Find out how you can get involved and take your business to the next level:  Business and leadership courses for farmers and growers AgriLeader #AgriLeadership Week   Get in touch If you want to find out more about AgriLeader, or talk through the options for taking your career to the next level, get in touch with one of the team.   Mark Campbell: [email protected]  Izak Van Heerden: [email protected] Amie Burke: [email protected]    Feedback We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If you’d like to give your feedback, please complete our short questionnaire, which will help us to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis, or email John Bates: [email protected]    This episode was produced and edited by Miriam Drewett, Marcomms Manager (Pork).