Sitting at my desk this morning reminiscing of the days as a large snow contractor as I listen to the weather forecasts for the impending storm Jonas getting ready to hit the Mid-Atlantic and north east starting on Friday. With the potential of snow amounts to exceed two feet of snow I am wondering how […]
From Hell to Heaven, the Life of a Landscape Business Owner…
When loading myself into the F-250 this morning, I had a short list of goals to achieve today. They went a little something like this: (1) Go to work happy, go home happy, look forward to returning to work happy tomorrow. (2) Hope for a smooth morning start-up of my twenty-two landscape crews. (3) Hoping […]
Thinking Like a Detective When it Comes to Sales…
Finding your next great client is like working your way through a detective’s story. You have to have a mind for inquiry — open, questioning, evaluating and fitting puzzle pieces together. Go through the clients of recent years and pull out the ones that seem to be the very best customers. What’s common about them? […]
Why Culture Trumps Strategy….
A self-reliant team is essential for a company to exist and thrive. In order 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 […]
Why Changing Business Norms Is Not EASY
Change doesn’t come easy! There are no shortcuts to circumvent frustration or the required endurance needed for sustainable success. One of the greatest challenges in business with regards to change is the people from within. Making the company a better place, one person, one team & one business unit at a time through communication, community, […]
