9-13 FB Leaving Bosses

 You know the saying, 'people don't leave jobs they leave managers,' it has some merit. A Gallup poll of over one million employees found that the number one reason that people left their job was due to a bad boss or immediate supervisor. While this isn't always the case, an employee's boss can make a big difference in the satisfaction that person finds in their job. Erika Osmundson, AgCareers.com Marketing and Communications Manager relates these thoughts to the agricultural market. “I definitely think it is true that people leave managers and not jobs. I think the ability to be a good leader specifically within the agriculture industry because it is so small, word travels extremely fast so if you have somebody in a position that is not doing a good job leading their talents or their people, others are going to hear about it and you are going to have a hard time recruiting within the industry so the need for continued training for leaders and managers is really critical for all businesses and specifically agriculture because we are such a niche and small industry.” That is why so many companies think strategically about whom they put in leadership roles and devote the time and expense in developing strong leaders.