DiscoverRanchonomics55. Management Experience & Competence with Dallas Mount
55. Management Experience & Competence with Dallas Mount

55. Management Experience & Competence with Dallas Mount

Update: 2025-07-22
Share

Description

Dallas Mount returns to the podcast to discuss the trend of over-specialization in ranching, highlighting the challenges and pitfalls of diversifying too much, too quickly. Dallas and host John Haskell emphasize the importance of focusing on a few core businesses that operate at scale and are profitable when talking about management experience and competence. Dallas notes that businesses with one, two, or three profitable enterprises are more likely to be successful.

They also discuss the tendency to overestimate revenue and underestimate the costs of new enterprises, as well as the value of community cooperation and interdependence over self-reliance, advocating for strategic partnerships over independent expansion.

Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!

In this episode, we cover:

  • The current trend of diversification vs. specialization
  • How many enterprises are too many, and the challenges of managing a diverse business
  • The concept of "profit envy"
  • Considerations for starting a new enterprise, including the scale and experience of the business

Connect with Dallas:


Connect with Ranch Right:


Resources & Links:


Mentioned in this episode:

Helping ranchers to make better decisions faster. Check out our friends at Ranching.FYI by clicking the link below.

Ranching.FYI

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

55. Management Experience & Competence with Dallas Mount

55. Management Experience & Competence with Dallas Mount