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The NALP Executive Leadership Program, in partnership with UVA Darden School of Business, exceeded expectations for attendees of this highly rated and sold-out program, which took place on Jan. 12-15, 2026. This education program is designed for both veteran leaders and those moving up within your organization. It explores concepts like employee motivation, negotiation, leadership in […]
When you donāt have a clear structure for your pay decisions, you run the risk of higher turnover, recruiting challenges, employee distrust, and noncompliance with legal requirements, depending on your location. Currently, 16 states have laws related to pay transparency and 10 additional states have introduced bills regarding pay transparency. Some states, like Ohio, have […]
Two years ago, Father Nature Landscapes, based in Birmingham, Alabama, was struggling to find individuals who were willing to get their hands dirty and found satisfaction from building something with their hands. āEven with a growing internship program, we found it challenging to hire solely from the college pipeline,ā Richardson says. āA lot of graduates […]
This information came from a session during the 2025 ELEVATE conference and expo. Donāt miss ELEVATE in Tampa, Florida, on Nov. 8-11, 2026. AI has become ubiquitous and almost every form of software now offers some type of internal AI integration. Yet if youāre one of the landscape companies that have been wary about whether this technology […]
When youāre growing rapidly, it can look great on paper, but it can come at the cost of your people becoming burnt out. Knowing when you need to slow down requires you and your leadership team to take the time to check in with your employees regularly. Rick Sartori, vice president of East Coast […]
Chris Senske is the acquisition ambassador for the Senske Family of Companies. He started out in the industry at a young age, working for his father, Bill. After his father had built up Senske Servicesā reputation, he passed the reins to Chris in the 1980s. Over the years, Senske grew the Kennewick, Washington-based business to […]
In September 2025, Olive Branch, Mississippi-based Michael Hatcher & Associates and Raleigh, North Carolina-based GreenView Partners came together to form the new Hatcher Landscape Partners. This landscape platform was created out of a desire to offer a new breed of commercial landscape company that blends operational excellence with authentic stewardship. āCommercial landscaping has too often […]
Itās hard to fill a bucket when thereās a hole in the bottom of it. Similarly, growing your team is much more of a challenge when your new hires arenāt even staying on for 30 days. Implementing straightforward changes to your onboarding program can make a world of difference when it comes to helping employees […]
Originally, Marcus Jones set out to be a music teacher. Now, he is the director of systems for Landscape Workshop. āThe only constant is change,ā Jones says. āYou have to stay flexible because things rarely unfold exactly as you expect.ā Like many others unfamiliar with the industry, Jones says before joining Landscape Workshop he thought […]
There is strength in numbers, and in an effort to increase the industryās advocates, NALP has launched the Advocacy Ambassador Program. The Advocacy Ambassador Programās goals are to inform, engage and activate NALP members to be the sword and shield on behalf of the landscape industry. āWe want people to have a clear understanding of […]
