Phil HarwoodNov 3, 2023
Phil Harwood explains how keeping company culture top of mind when hiring can help people find the "right" people and their "right" place on the bus.
Jeffrey ScottNov 7, 2023
Jeffrey Scott discusses the importance of green industry operations having a plan B in case of a situation, such as the coronavirus pandemic.
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
The March 1994 issue of Landscape Management offered tips for landscape pros to show students they’re more than just summer help.
Christina HerrickNov 3, 2023
LM Industry Pulse survey respondents say 2019 was a good year for business but a struggle to find people to help complete jobs.
LM StaffNov 7, 2023
Landscape professionals and industry consultants answer the question: What’s the best way to retain employees?
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
The cover of the March 1995 issue of Landscape Management addressed a problem many landscape companies are still facing 24 years later. The magazine gave five criteria for determining the types of employees you want to hire: the type of…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
A recent survey of lawn care and landscape professionals by Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer Crop Science, revealed that lawn care operators (LCOs) are struggling with the same primary challenge as the larger green industry: lack of qualified team members. Here’s…
James Cali and Jason NewNov 3, 2023
Determine a candidate’s strengths and empower employees for success. Doesn’t every new hire result in a better crew that produces better-than-current results? Well, not really. Our experience has shown that more than half the time, a new hire doesn’t work…
LM StaffMay 5, 2016
Amidst industry-wide distress over hiring and labor issues, Rich Alvarez took a different approach to hiring by targeting residents facing barriers to employment, according to Freshwater Cleveland. His company, New Life Landscaping in Cleveland offers landscape maintenance, weed removal and some design/build. Prior to starting New Life,…
Mel KleimanNov 3, 2023
Thou shalt commit thyself to hiring and retaining only the best. Great companies are great employers, in turn, who are able to hire great people. Mediocre employees breed mediocrity, so make sure you recruit and select only the best. If…
Ken ThomasNov 3, 2023
There are times in every business when we face the challenging and often sad news that one of our key managers has decided to move on. The first reaction from leadership is often surprise. “How could we have missed this?"…
What one thing separates companies that are succeeding in recruitment from ones that aren't? Landscape Professionals Richard Bare Arbor-Nomics Turf Norcross, Ga. “You have to create an environment to draw the best and the brightest because people come in from…
As it gets more difficult to find qualified team members, it’s more important to focus company resources on this effort, says Andrew Ziehler, president of Ziehler Lawn & Tree Care in Centerville, Ohio. But he realized the company was spending…
Employers added 271,000 jobs in October, far exceeding economists’ forecasts. The unemployment rate slipped a tenth of a point to 5 percent and average hourly earnings moved up 0.4 percent, doubling economists’ expectations. So, how are you ensuring your best…
Phil HarwoodAug 6, 2018
In a previous blog post, I jokingly referred to hiring zombies as a way to solve the labor shortage. I don’t actually think this the best solution, not only because zombies don’t exist, but also because the real solution isn’t…
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