Dumfries: The trouble with to-do lists

Join us and Dr Nollaig Heffernan as she challenges the stigmas and habits built in to day-to day-life. She'll cover staff motivation, work ethics and expectations in your team, and will discuss how these can either help or hinder your to-do list. 

She is well-versed in what makes farms and farmers tick, using a business-focused approach to the psychology behind habits. Discussions will be audience-led, with time to talk about the areas that interest you most.

What you'll learn:

• The relationship between expectation and disappointment
• The psychology behind efficiency
• How overcommitting your team can impact motivation
• Building an environment where you and your team want to work 

Nollaig says:

"My suggestions cost our farmers nothing financially but can create a significant return for the business."

She will cover how understanding habits, decision-making and workload pressures can help create a more productive business and a better working environment for staff, family members and the next generation.

Who it's for:

• Those in management roles with large teams
• Farms with protocol-focused ways of working
• Managers wanting to improve team work

If you're working with family or with a smaller team, try our day-time meeting that covers the same theories and applies them to working with individuals, family members and smaller teams.

About Nollaig Heffernan

Dr Nollaig Heffernan is a qualified and internationally respected psychologist, specialising in leadership and organisational psychology.

Through applying her professional acumen, Nollaig has worked with businesses across the globe, including discussions on:

• Time management
• Leadership and development of people
• Stress management
• Improving communication within farm teams and family businesses
• Building resilient, high-performing workplaces
• Sharing the inherent psychology of dairy farmers to help us understand how we work the way we do