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The Hardest Part of Any Business Isn’t the Work—It’s Us

A world with fewer human interactions might run more smoothly, but it will grow colder.
The Hardest Part of Any Business Isn’t the Work—It’s Us
AI can't replace human connections.Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
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I’ve been an employer for most of my adult life. Across kitchens, fields, and small businesses, the hardest part has never been the work itself. It’s people. Payroll systems are predictable; human beings are not. When a tractor breaks, you fix it. When a team breaks, you face tangled feelings, assumptions, and old wounds that no spreadsheet can solve.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.