005 | From Milker to Manager: How to Identify and Empower High-Potential with Daniel “Omar” Guerrero
Daniel “Omar” Guerrero knows his next top manager may be milking cows in the parlor right now. After all, that’s where he got his start. Now, 25 years later, Omar is an owner in Drake Dairy in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Find out how the 3,000-cow dairy is hitting its best numbers yet and why his phone rarely rings with employee troubles.
What you’ll learn:
- Why Omar’s phone doesn’t ring at shift change
- The top skills he looks for in high-potential employees
- Empowering people by trusting and listening
- From milking parlor to business partner: A real-life American dream
- How Omar is helping other dairies with employee struggles by matching them with animal science students from Mexico
This episode is sponsored by Uplevel Dairy Podcast Founding Partner Adisseo, a global leader in nutritional solutions and premier provider of rumen-protected methionine for dairy producers who want to optimize milk production, capture more value from components and maintain the health of their high-performing herds.
To learn more about Omar’s dairy employee placement program, he can be reached here: omar1277@msn.com; (920) 207-1301.
