This episode previews the return of the Convergence Conference, taking place February 3–5, 2026 in Regina. Dan Aberhart sits down with keynote speaker Matt Havens, a former Fortune 50 executive turned leadership expert, to talk about how humor, clarity, and multi‑generational collaboration can help farmers thrive. They explore how simplifying complexity beats burnout and why bridging generations is key to the future of agriculture.
Family operations are often harder on their own people than they would ever be on an employee, and every generation forgets what it was like to be the young one.
Matt Havens spent years inside a large corporation before moving to the stage, where he now helps leaders simplify how they work and bridge generational gaps with humour. Dan talks with him about why humour makes hard conversations easier, why constant information makes it harder to know what matters, and what that means on a farm where several generations share the work.
What's Inside
- Why humour helps a team talk about real issues
- What generational friction looks like in a family operation, and how to meet in the middle
- How to cut through noise and pick what actually deserves your attention
- Why shared human similarities matter more than small differences between age groups
- What this means for a farm transition
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