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A Christmas Tree Farmer

2024/12/3
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Dan Heath
美国畅销书作者、演讲者和杜克大学CASE中心高级研究员,著有多本影响广泛的商业书籍。
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Sheldon Corsi
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Sheldon Corsi: 圣诞树种植是一项需要全年投入的工作,从种植到修剪,再到销售,每个环节都充满挑战。种植过程中需要应对气候变化、害虫和杂草的侵害,销售过程中则需要与顾客建立良好的关系,并满足顾客的需求。批发和零售的模式也各有不同,批发需要在感恩节前完成所有收获和运输工作,而零售则更注重与顾客的一对一互动。 Sheldon Corsi: 修剪是圣诞树种植中最重要的事情,因为顾客看到的是最后一次修剪的结果。修剪需要技巧和经验,就像挥舞棒球棒一样。我可能比世界上任何仍在修剪圣诞树的人修剪的时间都长。我对修剪圣诞树的要求很高,力求完美。修剪过程中,割伤是很常见的危险。今年夏天,我第一次在修剪时割伤自己,需要缝针。 Sheldon Corsi: 圣诞树行业发生了很大的变化,现在越来越少的人家摆放真正的圣诞树,许多人选择人造圣诞树。这使得圣诞树农场需要努力争取更大的市场份额。如果圣诞树卖不出去,我将承担多年来的所有种植成本,并且需要继续照顾它一年。圣诞树也有最佳的销售时机,过了这个时机,树的价值就会下降。 Sheldon Corsi: 我喜欢这份工作,因为它不需要与老板或员工打交道,而且农场美丽的景色也让我感到满足。但是,我知道我不能永远做这份工作,我已经决定今年是最后一年种植树苗了。 Dan Heath: 通过与Sheldon Corsi的对话,我们了解到圣诞树种植的各个方面,从种植到销售,以及种植者面临的各种挑战。我们也了解到,圣诞树种植不仅仅是一项农业活动,更是一项需要技巧、经验和耐心的工作。

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Sheldon talks about the challenges of dealing with pests, birds, and weeds on his farm.
  • Sheldon uses various methods to deter blackbirds, including noise-making devices.
  • Weeds are managed through regular mowing and maintenance.
  • Weather conditions can significantly impact the health of the trees.

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Shearing Christmas trees into their classic shape, fighting back weeds and blackbirds, and planting 5,000 trees a year with Sheldon Corsi, a Christmas tree farmer near Cincinnati, Ohio). What does a tree baler sound like? And what makes Christmas tree farming distinctive within the world of agriculture?NEW BOOK ALERT!You may be aware that I’ve written or co-written five business books, including The Power of Moments) and Made to Stick). I’ve got a sixth book coming out in January called RESET: How to Change What’s Not Working. It’s a book intended to help you and your team get unstuck, to overcome the gravity of the way things have always worked. Learn more about the book or preorder it here).

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