As we enter the spring landscape season, we all think about staffing, employee recruitment, and employee retention. These are all significant areas of running a successful landscaping business. Recently I had the pleasure of sitting with the TEAM members of a new client of ours and was astounded by the tenure of his employees. What […]
Leadership, When Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Leading a successful Business is not just the words you speak…it’s the actions you display. I have an ole saying when it comes to leading and that is Leaders, LEAD, Managers, Manage, Supervisor’s, SUPERVISE and everyone trains and mentors. This belief falls in place with my mind-set that a successful organization must be a […]
4- Ways to Overcome the Complexity of Your Workplace Environment.
Albert Einstein has it right with his famous quote’ Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. At the best-of-times the average person is exposed to copious amounts of information, data and complexity on a day-to-day basis. We are deluged with information from our employee, bosses, co-workers, social media channels, our smartphones, […]
HOW GOOD IS YOUR ORGANIZATION?
One commonality that I’ve noticed among the many companies I interact with is that what is important in business is really not important. What I mean is; many business owners simply focus on what’s is in front of them and that is often the next sale not the ‘big picture’. Personally and professionally, I […]
Do You Have What it Takes to Become a Member of the Elite 5 Percent?
I left corporate consulting many years ago to focus on the engine of the American economy—the small business. The statistic that defined my decision was 90 percent of all new jobs were created by just 5 percent. These companies were very small—under 20 employees—and could overcome the odds to achieve exponential growth. I was hooked; it became my obsession.