Grow with Grunder: Why it’s important to create growth opportunities for your team
Marty Grunder explains how creating new opportunities for your team members helps show employees the value of working for your operation. read more
Young workers today follow a new set of rules, it’s on you learn them
Phil Harwood shares why the rules of recruitment and retention popular 10 or 20 years ago won't cut it for today's young workers. read more
High Performance: How to conduct the ultimate exit interview
Phil Harwood shares how examining your own resignations from jobs can help prevent attrition and improve employee retention at your business. read more
Gary Horton of Landscape Development Inc. discusses the impact of wildfires, coronavirus
Gary Horton, CEO of Landscape Development Inc. (LDI), shares how the company has been affected by the wildfires and the pandemic. read more
Employee Recruitment: Cast a wide net
It’s difficult to recruit employees for snow removal services. The hours can be long and unpredictable; plus, it’s no surprise employees will be working in the cold. “It’s hard to recruit in the winter months because it’s seasonal on call,” says Bruce Vander Vennen, president of Jack’s Lawn Service and Snowplowing in Grand Rapids, Mich. “So, employees may only work for... read more
Employee Retention: Giving second chances
Adam Schlutt is president of MAAC Property Services in Niles, Mich. He refers to the company, which provides snow removal and maintenance for a 98 percent commercial clientele, as mission-based rather than profit-based, due to its culture of hiring individuals with less-than-clean criminal records. He and his father, Mark Schlutt, started the practice about 10 years ago as a way... read more
