Financing is in place, building contracts for your expanded parlour or other buildings have been signed, your breeding and purchase plans are set, and your human resources plan, including your organization's structure, job descriptions, and pay grids, is set. Expanded operations require someone to lead, manage, and supervise family and non-family employees. Although these functions are interconnected, leadership is considered the foundation of good human resource management. Although you may not think of yourself as a leader, as a manager of people you have a leadership role. It is the ability to develop and maintain a following.
Good leaders have a clear vision of what they hope to achieve and where they want to go.
They are able to pass this vision on to their employees so that they, too, become excited about reaching the goals. Communicating and listening. In order to pass on the vision, leaders must be able to express themselves. Good leaders are also good listeners. They listen to what their employees want and take advantage of chances to incorporate good ideas and concerns raised by employees into the business plan.