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TheSe ve nTuns boa s t sl ovi ngl y ke ptl oc a la l e s , e r sa ndc i de r s Che fTomha sonhi sCVOneAl dwyc h, TheCr i t e r i on, be a swe l la sa n Nobua nd,mos tr e c e nt l y ,He a dChe fa tThePot t i ng mpr e s s i ve She d,Cr udwe l l .“ Oura i mi st oc ombi nes us t a i na bi l i t y i 200s t r ongwi ne a ndour‘ f a r mt of or k’e t hoswi t ht hec ooki ng c e l l a rt os ui ta l l t e c hni que syou’ de xpe c tf r omt opr e s t a ur a nt s-t o l e t t e sa nd c r e a t egr e a thone s tpubf oodi nhous e ”s a ysTom.“ We pa l l e t s .Butt he i rbi gge s ta s s e ti st het e a mwhoha ve ba keourownbr e a d,s mokeourf i s h,but c he rourl oc a l wa be e nwi t hToma ndSi mons i nc eope ni ng. me a ta ndma keourownke t c hupa ndma yonna i s eus i ngCot s wol dr a pe s e e doi lofc our s e ! ”

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GenZ:snowflake gener at i onorper f ect mat chf orf r eshpr oduce?

Wi t has ur gei n gr aduat es

appl yi ng t obepar toft hef r es h pr oducei ndus t r y , MDSCOOSapphi r a Wat er s on s ays knowi ngwhoGener at i onZi sandwhatt heywantf r om aj ob can i ncr eas epr oduct i vi t yandpr ofit abi l i t y f orbus i nes s es .

AtMDS, we s peci al i s ei ngr aduat et r ai ni ngi nf r es hpr oduce bus i nes s esand havepl acedmor et han1 50T r ai nees

f r om Gener at i onZ, t het er m us edt oi dent i f yt hos ebor ni nt hel at e 90s , i nt ough,

demandi ngr ol esovert hel as tfiveyear s .

Sapphi r a, s ays

t hi sgener at i onhas

al ott ooffert hei ndus t r y:

“ Wi t hat hi r s tf orvar i et y , r es pons i bi l i t yands el f i mpr ovement , whatcoul dbeamor eper f ectfitf ort hef as t paced f r es h pr oducei ndus t r y?

GenZi s

s omet i mes

r ef er r edt oasa s nowflakegener at i onf or

t hei rper cei vedl ackofr es i l i ence andover s ens i t i vi t ybutt hatannoysme.

Theyhavebeeni n t hewor kpl ace f oraf ewyear snow and we’ vehad ani ns i ght i nt ohow t heyt i ck.

Theyhavecer t ai ndemands

andpr i or i t i es , butempl oyer swhor ecogni s ehow t heycangett hebes tout of

t hes e t went ys omet hi ngs

wi l l ber epai dwi t hhar dwor k andf ul fil l ed, pr oduct i veempl oyees . ”

GenZer s

ar e nots ol el yi ni tf ort hemoney ,

Sapphi r a expl ai ns ; t heywantaf unpl acet owor kwher et heyf eel val ued.

Theyl i ket obegi venr es pons i bi l i t yandaccount abi l i t y but

al s ot hr i vewi t h r egul archecki ns

f r om manager sand col l eagues , eveni fi t ’ sj us tf orfivemi nut es .

Theyar e s el f awar eandpr epar edt ol ear nf r om f ai l ur e but

needmor e emot i onal s uppor tt hant hei rempl oyer smayhavehadas t heyent er edt hewor kpl ace. “ Admi r abl y s el f awar e, t hi sgener at i on s ees

f eedbackasvi t al t ot hei r

s el f i mpr ovement , andmanager sneedt ol ever age t hi st opus ht hei rment eest ot hei rbes tpot ent i al .

They t end t oneed mor eemot i onal s uppor tast heyl ear nr es i l i ence,

and whi l et hi smaygr at eonbabyboomer swhowor kedhar dand l at e, ands omet i mesf orf r ee, t ogett hei rr ungont hel adder ,

atMDSwehaves eent hepos i t i ver es ul t sofnur t ur i ngyoung peopl ei nademandi ngr ol e.

Andwhybet oughi fwecanget t her es ul t sanot herway? ”

Sapphi r as ayst or et ai nGenZer si nt hebus i nes s , t heyneed t of eel val uedandt os eecl earoppor t uni t yf orgr owt hand car eerpr ogr es s i on.

Thi sgoesbeyonds al ar y-andnotj us tt o pens i onsandbenefit st hatgi vet hem s ecur i t y-butt of eel i ng ar es pect edpar toft het eam.

Var i et yi nt hej ob, andopen conver s at i onsaboutwher ecar eeroppor t uni t yl i esar eal s o vi t al .

Ar ecents ur veycar r i edoutbyMDSs howst hatf oryoung peopl e, pr i or i t i eshaves hi f t ed, pr e-andpos t Covi d out br eak, f r om want i ngagoods al ar yt owant i ngs t abi l i t y , andar ecogni t i ont hatt hef oodi ndus t r yoffer st hi s .

A doubl i ngi nappl i cat i onst oMDS’ gr aduat et r ai ni ng pr ogr ammehass hownhow t hepandemi chasboos t edt he f oodi ndus t r y’ si mage, notonl yi nt er msofj obs ecur i t y , but asadi ver s eanddynami cpl acet owor kwi t hchal l engeand r ewar d.

MDSr ecr ui t sgr aduat esf r om acr os sdi s ci pl i nesi ncl udi ng engi neer i ng, agr i cul t ur e, f oods ci ence andt echnol ogy .

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bot ht heT r ai neesandt hemanager s t o nur t ur e i t :

“ Byt hei rver ynat ur e,

MDS T r ai neesar eas pi r i ngmanager s and MDS’

Leader s hi p Pr ogr ammes uppor t st hem t or api dl y devel op s t r ong l eader s hi ps ki l l s , buti t ’ smor et hant hi s .

The MDSt eam i sal s ot her e t ogi vet heemot i onal s uppor tand ext r ament or i ng t hatbr i ngst hes eyoungpeopl eonand s uppor t sourmanager swi t ht r ai ni ng i n how t omaxi mi s e on t het ouchpoi nt sf ort hi sgener at i on, s uchasbei ng‘ t her e’ mor e; gi vi ngt hem aut onomyand how t o keept hem i nt he bus i nes s .

Havi nganMDSt r ai nee hasbeenpar t i cul ar l y us ef ul i n t hel as tf ew mont hs

when we needs el f s t ar t er s– es peci al l yi ft heyar ewor ki ngr emot el y–whocanper f or m underpr es s ur eas

we havehadt of ocuson t he cons t ant l y changi ngdemands

oft hes uppl ychai n. ”

I nt hes amewayt hatt hef r es hpr oducei ndus t r yhasflex ed t oadaptt ot hebuyi nghabi t sofGener at i onZ, Sapphi r a s ayss oi tneedst owhenempl oyi ngt hem:

“ We’ ves eent hat , ascons umer s , GenZl ookf orar ewar di ng exper i ence, aut hent i ci t y , s oci al r es pons i bi l i t yandbr ands wi t hpur pos e.

Thes amemul t i di mens i onal deci s i on maki ngi sappl i edt ot hei rcar eerchoi ce.

I nf act , t heys ee t hems el vesascons umer si nt hej obmar ket , havi ngpai df or t hr eeorf ouryear soff ur t hereducat i on.

Thei rappr oachi s , whatcanyougi veme?

Al t hought aki ngGenZi nt o your

f ol dma m yr equi r eal i t t l emor enur t ur i ngandconnect i on, we ar enotgoi ngbacks obus i nes s esneedt oadapt , andby wor ki ngwi t ht hepos i t i vest hi sgener at i onbr i ngs , empl oyer swi l l nots ees nowflakesmel t i ngbuts t r ong, abl e youngpeopl ewi t hanew per s pect i ve. ”

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Byt hel at e1 880’ sawr i t er coul ds t at et hatt hebr eedwast hemos tnumer ousandwi del ydi s t r i but ed i nBr i t ai nandgavet heopi ni ont hati t‘ mayul t i mat el ybecomet hemos t ext ens i vel yf ar medbr eedi nt hewor l d’ .

Muchoft hi swast her es ul toft he wor kofas mal lnumberofBl ackf acebr eeder swhos ewor kwasi mpr ovi ng t hes i z eandqual i t yoft hebr eedl ai dt hebas i sf ori t sgr owi ngpopul ar i t y.

I t wast hes ebr eeder swhof avour edt hees t abl i s hmentoft heBl ackf ace SheepBr eeder s ’ As s oci at i on, par t l yt odi s pl ayt hei rpr i deandconfidencei n t hebr eed, butequal l yt opr omot et hef ur t herdevel opmentoft hebr eed.

I twasagai ns tt hi sbackgr oundt hatagr oupofpr omi nentBl ackf ace s heepbr eeder smetonTues day20t hAugus t1 901 , i nt heCl ydes dal eHot el i nLanar kt odi s cus st hef or mat i onofanas s oci at i ont opr ot ectt hegener al i nt er es t ofBl ackf acebr eeder s , ‘ s i ncet hei r s ’ wast he onl yi mpor t antbr eedhavi ngnoas s oci at i on t opr ot ecti t si nt er es t ’ .

Pr es i di ngovert hi s meet i ng, andadr i vi ngf or cebehi ndt he movet oes t abl i s hanas s oci at i on, wasone oft hemos tpr omi nentfigur esi nScot t i s h Agr i cul t ur e, Char l esHowat s on, ‘ TheLai r d ofGl enbuck’ .

Howat s onwasal eadi ng exper toft heneedt oadoptt hebes t t echni quesandpr act i s es , andt hi shad al r eadyl edt ohi si nvol vementi nt he es t abl i s hmentoft heScot t i s hFar mer .

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