Marty GrunderNov 3, 2023
Marty Grunder of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group explains how creating goals at the beginning of the year sets you and your team up for success and allows for growth every day as you work toward those goals.
With July just around the corner, many of us are nearing the end of our busiest season. I used to call these the 100 days of hell, given all the demands that are put on us and our companies from…
LM StaffNov 7, 2023
Landscape professionals and industry consultants answer the question: What’s the best way to retain employees?
Jeff KorhanNov 3, 2023
You’ve been there from the beginning. You attracted the first customers. You created a culture that made them happy. You handpicked team members who believed in that culture. Everything was clicking. Over time, new challenges popped up. You tried to…
Company culture is a reliable predictor of an organization’s health. If you get company culture right many things will naturally fall into place. In fact, the right culture promises to smooth out several of our industry’s top challenges: Workplace productivity;…
Dave MurrayNov 3, 2023
Treat your internal customers as well as your external customers—if not better. Creating a world-class internal culture is an important piece of a business’s customer service puzzle—it may even be the most important piece. All organizations need to make sure…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
Focus and a positive company culture drive business at Blades of Green. Brothers Mark Leahy and Brad Leahy, owners of Blades of Green in Edgewater, Md., talk a lot about company culture. It’s their primary focus these days, as they…
Landscape Professionals Richard Bare Arbor-Nomics Turf Norcross, Ga. “I don't think there’s any way to change your company culture except to get involved yourself and lead the way. Usually companies start out small with a family-oriented Mom and Pop store.…
Arden UrbanoNov 3, 2023
While sales and customer relationships are the lifeblood of any service company, additional aspects of a business can help improve profitability with a relatively small investment. Companies that invest in employee training enjoy longer retention and experience fewer on-the-job accidents…
Jeff HarknessNov 3, 2023
I’m watching a transformation happen in a client’s business. It’s exciting to see. We started this phenomenon with a simple decision to invest in training our staff and weeding out the people on the team with poor character. It sounds…
Bruce WilsonNov 3, 2023
A healthy company is a productive place where staff members feel valued and empowered. This is possible because there’s a cohesive leadership team who behaves in a functional way. Leaders are aligned around the company’s mission and know what they need…
Jennifer LemckeNov 3, 2023
An open-book management style that includes employees from every aspect of a business can improve its scope and take in the big picture. Most importantly, planning allows employees to develop a deep understanding and appreciation of the overall business. Weed…
Craig RuppertNov 3, 2023
There’s been much written about the importance of developing a distinct company culture. Like many of you, for the first 15 years we were in business, we didn’t have the time or the energy to think about our culture, let…
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