Critical thinking is underpinned by ethical integrity, Evidence informed decision making.
Farm Operations Personnel | Farm Managers / Owners | ||||
Follow | Apply | Ensure & Advise | Initiate & Influence | Set Strategy | |
Enquiring mind for innovative new directions | Observe situations, ask questions to explore and understand issues and problems. Find and check new information needed to complete own work tasks. | Observe situations and identify the facts and types of information needed to understand a problem or opportunity, and speak out with new ideas for farm business operations. | Seek input from others within the farm business and bring ideas together to recommend creative and innovative new directions for the farm business. | Seek input from others within and outside the farm business to bring ideas together and create innovative new directions for the farm business. | Seek input from others within and outside the farm business to bring ideas together and create innovative new directions for the farm business, dairy industry and community. |
Problem solving for practical solutions |
Identify and inform supervisor of issues that may have an impact on completing own tasks, escalating complex issues. Share ideas on ways to improve work tasks. Recognise when decisive action is beyond capabilities and seek support/escalate decision to supervisor as needed. |
Identify issues that may hinder the completion of own work tasks and find appropriate solutions. Analyse information to make recommendations based on relevant evidence. Generate and share ideas on ways to improve systems and processes. Recognise when decisive action is beyond capabilities and seek support/escalate decision to other team members or supervisor as needed. |
Create processes for immediate team to identify issues that may hinder completion of tasks. Connect team members to find appropriate solutions. Analyse information provided from the team to direct team activities. Communicate solutions clearly to all team members. Recognise when decisive action is beyond capabilities and seek support/escalate decision to other team members or supervisor as needed. |
Create processes for all farm teams to identify issues that may hinder completion of tasks or achievement of strategic priorities. Connect team members and teams across the business to find appropriate solutions, that are logistically feasible. Analyse information and review proposed solutions provided from the team to direct team activities that are sensible and feasible. Communicate solutions clearly to all teams and team members. Recognise when decisive action is beyond capabilities and seek support/escalate decision to other team members or supervisor as needed. |
Champion a culture of collaborative problem solving and model the behaviours. |
Implementing solutions in an appropriately collaborative manner | Implement solutions in a timely manner working with the team as instructed. | Takes initiative to implement solutions with other team members. |
Models teamwork and collaboration. Supports team members to come together to implement solutions. |
Models teamwork and collaboration. Provides structures within the farm business for teams to connect and collaboratively implement practical solutions to farm business challenges together. |
Champions a collegial culture across the farm business for practical solution implementation. Provides structures for farm teams to connect with teams outside the business to implement practical solutions. |
Strategically aligned solutions |
Ask questions on how decisions and actions are aligned with business, industry or community strategic directions. Be aware of the strategic direction of the farm business and how own actions can support achievement of farm business goals. |
Know the vision, goals and outcomes of the farm business, and act in a manner that is supportive achievement of the strategy. Ask questions on how decisions and actions self and of the business are aligned with industry or community strategic directions. |
Ensure actions of the team are supporting the achievement of the farm business vision, goals and outcomes through clear communication of expected directions in implementing solutions that are strategically aligned. Make recommendations on how the operations of the farm business could support the achievement of the farm business strategy, considering industry and community strategic directions. |
Create, communicate and evaluate solutions to on-farm challenges that are strategically aligned with farm business vision, goals and outcomes. Know how the farm business strategic directions align with industry and community directions so solutions contribute to overall positive direction of dairy farming. |
Evaluate all solutions to on-farm challenges for strategic alignment with farm business, industry and community strategic vision, goals and outcomes. |