Ken Ferrie says he’s seeing greater wireworm damage than normal and closely watching the cutworm pressures.

Instead of an in-person event, this year’s conference will be completely virtual. Because of the new format, its organizers have expanded the agenda to three days and to be of a national scope.

Change is rarely a surprise. “It's the speed which it suddenly catches up to us,” explains Damien McLoughlin, professor of marketing at the University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.

“I don't want to call it fake news, but I believe that it was an old story picked up from the Chinese media a week or so ago [and] broadcast by U.S. media [that] got the markets all riled up,” says Dan Basse of AgResource Company.

As the boss, you must coach this employee to be an all-star — or show them the door. Here’s a step-by-step process to help guide you through these tough conversations.