ADELAIDE STH AUST SEPTEMBER 2011 Building diversity into the strategy Humble beginnings Survival business and the last 20 years Setting the system diversity and structure Planning and development ID: 365977
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NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ADELAIDE STH. AUST.
SEPTEMBER 2011Slide2
Building diversity into the strategy
Humble beginnings
Survival, business and the last 20 yearsSetting the system, diversity and structurePlanning and developmentManagement of riskOpportunities
Business Structure and continued improvement and visionPeople – relationships, business and staff Slide3
Motivators
Passion for agriculture
AdversityFathers accident – ability to let go, naivety Alastair joining the business – family tenacity an exploiting everyone’s strengthsNuffield ScholarshipAbility to look within, recognise weakness, adopt change and maintain diversity
Determination Slide4
MT. BOOTHBY PAST. CO.
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Tintinara Properties 5600 Ha in total
2200 Ha into grain production250 ha per year into pasture renovation4500 Merino ewes as self replacing and prime lambs
300 Angus breeders40 Ha under irrigation – hay then lucerne600 sow intensive piggery – Tintinara1250 sow intensive piggery – Mid North Slide5
Production focused integrated philosophies
Grain ProductionGrain Storage
Feed Manufacture / DistributionPork ProductionGrower facility to market weight35000 bacon pigs annually sold
Pig waste spreading / land - pasture improvement – increase grazing capacitySlide6
Mt. Boothby Grower FacilitySlide7Slide8Slide9
HR Pre Nuffield
It was always their fault
They should have done it like this I couldn’t allow them to make that decision I wish they’d hurry upHaven’t got time to listen and talk about it, just do it like this
Recognised as one of the districts worst employers Slide10
Retention of staff
Giving responsibility and ownership of decision making
Regular management meetingsIdentifying key roles and responsibilities Highly competitive salary packages Good conditions, facilities and machinery
Recognising individual pursuits and wish’s Bonuses Slide11
Mt. Boothby Structure
Board of Directors
Managing Directors
Andrew JohnsonAlastair Johnson
Mt Boothby South – Alastair JohnsonPiggery – Alvin, Leonido, AngusSheep Cattle – Brendon VossCropping – Ben CareyMt. Boothby North – Shane EllisMaintenance & Trans. – Chris Large Production - Marc TanBangalee – MichaelSnowtown – RomelWeaners – Jamie and Charlie
Secretary – Sue Edmonds Slide12
Skilled Migration
457 Temporary Skilled Visas
Highly regulatedSmall percentage of employers abusing privilegeGFC – major changes to temporary entriesLifted base salary to over $45000
Agriculture really becomes excluded as considered above the award Regional Skilled Migration SchemeSlide13
The beginning of change and diversity in the management
Business Analysis – forecasts and trends, Implementing a Board Structure
Staff and management – Immigration Strategic plan and KPI’sRecognising 2 businesses, land and productionSystems
Search for opportunities and never give up Slide14
Process
6 months
We have 5 Filipinos in our businessTreated like everyone else They turn up with a bag and no moneyWe also prefer to have their families come
We provide furnished housing, transportation, securityWe integrate them into the community VERY IMPORTANT Slide15
Staff TurnoverSlide16
Enterprise PerformanceSlide17
Nothings more important than the generation you leave behindSlide18
Opportunities
once we developed a structure
Private V’s CorporateLocal and regional Great Southern
Macquarie BankSingapore Foods Mt. Boothby Continued supply chain management
Continual business growth development Slide19
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
OFFICE
CONTRACT CLEANING
FEED MILLING
WASTE
REMOVAL
DISPOSAL
PRESSURE
CLEANING
GENETICS
BUILDING
FEED
SOURCING
MANUFACTURE
DISTRIBUTION
5000
SOWS
5000
SOWS
STRAW
PROCUREMENT
PRIMO-COLES
G2
G4
G3
G1
G8
G6
G5
G7
WEANER FREIGHT
MARKET FREIGHTSlide20
Trial With Pigs and Dominance Hierarchies
J. Alcohol Abuse 1987 45: 56-67
Pigs in social groups of 10 dominance orders established
All pigs given Ad Libitum Alcohol (Beer / Cider / Wine)
Observations on intakesResults Days 1 and 2 - All pigs drank heavily, got drunk and slept soundly
Day 2 onwards
Pigs 1 & 2 - never touched alcohol again – needed a clear head to preserve their position in the hierarchy
Pigs 3 – 8 were moderate drinkers – occasionally drank at times of stress!
Pigs 9 & 10 – remained heavy consumers and were mostly permanently drunk throughout the trialSlide21
One thing about going
the extra mile.....
There’s never a lot of
traffic.
Thank you