Year in review: Fernando Villafan, ‘Leadership Playbook’ columnist

Fernando Villafan offers insights from someone who has over 20 years of experience working in various nursery production and shipping roles. He is Department Head of Minnesota Container Production for Bailey Nurseries. His column offers great reminders, tips and strategies about how supervisors and managers should be approaching their day.

Here are his 2023 columns for Nursery Management, all in one place for your convenience.

1. Challenge the status quo – Don’t get too comfortable. Improvement requires constant evaluation.
2. You got this – Provide encouragement and recognize good work with praise when you see it.