5 Reasons Why Management Must ‘ENGAGE’ With Its Team

As an owner or manager of a landscape-snow company, your engagement levels are not only influenced by how well your manager (s) does his/her job but how effectively you, your staff, and your systems and processes support others in executing day-to-day tasks. Management behavior has a trickle-down effect. Q. Do engaged leaders help produce engaged […]

The Difference Between The Engaged Owner And The Disengaged Owner

Every day I engage with owners of both small and medium-sized businesses. I am always amazed at the various levels of engagement owners have with their company and its employees. Some are very engaged and aware of every facet of their organization. But, on the other hand, some are actually quite hands-off and sometimes even […]

Sales Surges….Who’s in control, you or your customer?

Back in the booming economy’s hay day, people used to ask me how that company grew so big. My response would be they either had great salespeople or market conditions fueled the company’s growth through opportunity- Meaning work was flowing inbound with little outbound sales effort. Many of these companies expanded rapidly as work was […]

Building a Culture Driven Team Using the Three ‘P’s’

A self-reliant team is essential for a company to exist and thrive. For a company to be successful, it must have people who buy in the company’s Purpose. TEAM members at all levels need to feel and act like owners. TEAM members must continually set goals individually and always work in alignment with the company’s […]