Lee Holtmeier: Building a family-oriented employee culture with low turnover

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, host Kimmi Devaney visits with Kansas dairy producer Lee Holtmeier from Linn Willow Creek Dairy about their employee culture, what they do to mentor and empower employees, and how they keep employee turnover low.

Here is the breakdown of the episode:

1. How Holtmeier got into the dairy business midway through his career [~1:00]
2. Linn Willow Creek Dairy’s business structure [~4:10]
3. How the dairy has grown over the past 24 years and what it looks like now [~5:20]
4. Their priorities for building a great employee culture [~7:40]
5. About their regular team meetings [~10:45]
6. How they mentor and empower employees [~11:50]
7. Holtmeier’s mentorship process to prepare his assistant manager to be the next dairy manager [~14:20]
8. The most effective things Holtmeier did to prepare his assistant manager for success in his new managerial role [~17:15]
9. Overview of their onboarding process [~21:30]
10. Ongoing training opportunities [~23:35]
11. The three core values of their employee culture [~25:50]
12. Rapid-fire questions [~28:00]