446: Succession: Time to talk about the future

Succession is a subject that is applicable to all farming business, but do you know how to approach your family to begin talking about it?

AHDB Senior Engagement Manager Amy Hughes chats to Lyn Sykes, globally renown succession expert, covering the basics of starting difficult conversations, what it means to be good at communication, seeing things from both sides and how to talk about and address ‘touchy’ situations early, so they don’t become difficult in the future.

** We are holding a number of Discuss the Undiscussabull™ workshops with Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, in October (see link below for more details) **

Useful links
Discuss the Undiscussabull™ | AHDB
Business changes and succession: talking things through | AHDB
AHDB Food & Farming / Skills and succession (audioboom.com)

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