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Profit Power: 7 obstacles to scaling your landscape business
In this economy, everyone should be experiencing fast growth, but the key is to do so profitably. As I prepare for an upcoming event I am hosting in New York (Scaling Your Landscape Business), I have taken time to think about the biggest obstacles to profitably scaling one’s business. Here they are, with examples: Your current leadership. Your current team... read more
High Performance: Solve the labor crisis by identifying the correct problem
The most critical issue facing our industry today is attracting and retaining people. At least this is what we continue to hear. However, I think the issue is more nuanced than that, and it’s important to identify the correct problem in order to solve it. I believe a more accurate problem definition is as follows: From my perspective, the most... read more
Profit Power: Goal setting is critical, yet difficult to get right
Most lawn and landscape entrepreneurs enjoy setting personal goals. But many have a harder time setting their company’s strategic goals and helping their team set their professional goals. There’s a gap. Why does this happen? Because goal setting is easy when you are naturally driven, and the only person being pushed to perform is you. But that’s not an easily... read more
High Performance: Year-end assessment — The 10 big questions
The most successful people take time to assess how things are going and the end of a year is the perfect time for such an assessment. There are 10 big questions to be answered in this year-end assessment. Did you achieve your goals for the year? Some of us are good at developing goals and reviewing these goals periodically, while... read more
Researchers hope new shot will prevent Lyme disease
As an occupation, landscape contracting employees run one of the highest risks for getting Lyme disease. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identifies landscape workers as being among the 10 highest risk occupations due to their work in and around prime deer tick habitats. Help may be on the Way Recently, scientists from the publicly funded nonprofit... read more
