# 84 - Succession... Warts and all!

And so, I continue my series of interviews with remarkable rural Australian women. Ladies & gentlemen, meet Lyn Sykes. Spending some time in nursing and counselling in her early career, Lyn found herself invited to help a group of farmers better manage family communication… and the rest, as they say, is history! Thirty years plus and a highly successful career later, Lyn has become an icon in our industry on all things family alignment, communication and succession. Having studied with Lyn over 20 years ago as a ‘whipper-snapper’ farm consultant, it is with great pleasure that I re-connect with her to discuss a host of critical family farming topics, including: where and why farm succession goes wrong; how communication can fall apart; what helps make it right; Lyn’s process for fostering good outcomes; and the role you best play as the mother, father, son, daughter, in-law or out-law to each succession conversation! As you will glean, I have a lot of respect for Lyn. I see her as a true pioneer of this space and someone who has had a significant and understated contribution to our industry. I hope that this podcast does her career justice whilst helping you check in and make improvements to how you are navigating this important conversation. Thank you, Lyn - enjoy all, and keep winning! Jeremy Hutchings When you’re ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do: 1. Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer’ podcast This free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business – leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here. 2. Join the Farm Owner Academy’s closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer’ Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join. 3. Work with us privately If you’d like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm’ just email us at [email protected] put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you’d like to improve and I’ll send you the information you need to get started!