Stop Doing Their Work Who Owns the Monkey? The following article is not traditional time management. That stuff is good and works but doesn’t address the core problem – if you are doing the wrong things, doing it well is not smart and doesn’t fit our theme about Growing Managers. I was exposed to the work of […]
The Role of the Trusted Advisor
In our final article for the moment on the ‘trusted Advisor’ role, you must understand that relationships with clients can change over time, and for a variety of unexpected reasons: a change in management, strategy or culture, or an adjustment in the need for assistance. In my years of running an landscape/snow consulting firm, I’ve […]
The mystery of the word “WHY”?
One of my favorite words is “why”. Why you might ask, because I am always asking myself why does this happen, or why does that happen. My employees would often ask me, why do we have to do it this way, or why do we have to do it that way, or why do we […]
Building a brand or destroying a legacy? Part III, Post Merger Integration Thoughts, An Icon + Other Key Executives Leaving…
Leadership changes announced at BrightView Lawn & landscape- November 6, 2015 Roger Zino and other key executives are leaving the company as reported today in Lawn & Landscape Magazine– According to an internal memo obtained by Lawn & Landscape, Roger Zino will step down as vice chairman of BrightView at the end of the year […]
Ut-Oh, am I the problem?
As a landscape-snow industry business management consultant I see one prevalent problem often among many small-medium sized business owners. Want to know what it is? Answer- The owner (s) themselves. Building an organization of excellence that functions without the owner at the center of attention can be a real challenge – and a real joy […]