140: Grow Soil, Not Just Plants: Leadership Lessons From Sustainable Farming

About this episode

In this episode, Glenn Llopis discusses the profound differences between conventional and sustainable farming with Dr. Britt Yamamoto.

“…what you need to know is this. And that is the difference between a conventional farmer and a sustainable farmer is that a conventional farmer grows plants and a sustainable farmer grows soil; and very simple in it’s difference, and yet incredibly profound in how it takes you down two different paths, because, what are you doing if you're growing plants?” In this episode of Personalization Outbreak, Glenn Llopis sits down with Dr. Britt Yamamoto, author of The Soil of Leadership, to explore...

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Llopis

Guest: Dr. Britt Yamamoto

Topics covered

• leadership
• sustainable farming
• personal growth
• soil health
• agriculture

Keywords

• leadership lessons
• sustainable farming
• soil
• agriculture
• personalization

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Soil of Leadership

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