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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
Whether you are looking to prepare your company for future sale or you simply want to run as efficiently as possible, auditing your technology stack is a critical process you cannot afford to do on an inconsistent basis. Failing to monitor your tech stack can result in your business paying for overlapping subscriptions, underutilized tools […]
Passion for the landscape industry is what 781 students from 56 different colleges had in common with the representatives of 86 various industry brands during the 50thĀ National Collegiate Landscape Competition, presented by NALP and powered byĀ STIHL. Hosted at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, students and landscape professionals started the day off strong with […]
Anyone in the industry can tell you thereās no silver bullet to recruiting. Yet as the hiring market evolves, your recruiting strategy must change as well. Successful recruiting today requires a combination of intentional sourcing, clearly defined candidate criteria, and benefits that align with how todayās workforce evaluates employers. Katelyn Milanes, director of culture and […]
Onboarding new hires is a time-consuming task, but it is also one of the most critical aspects of new hire engagement and satisfaction. āNew hires will decide whether to stay or leave a company within the first 30-90 days, and we realized that onboarding is one of the few moments in the employee life cycle where we […]
Rapid growth can be exciting, but without intentional planning and systems in place, you run the risk of eroding your company culture and your quality standards. āDonāt grow for the sake of growing,ā Rick Sartori, vice president of East Coast and arbor for Monarch Landscape Companies, based in Los Angeles, California. āBe intentional. Align your […]
Roughly 35% of work-related injuries happen within a workerās first year on the job, according to OSHA. There are numerous factors at play as to why new hires are far more likely to get hurt. One is that new employees often have no experience working in the landscape industry and are unfamiliar with the different […]
Labor shortages are one of the most frequent concerns for landscape companies, as they inhibit growth and can negatively affect customer satisfaction. This is why NALP is committed to helping strengthen the workforce pipeline. āTo meet this need, we are prioritizing initiatives that broaden and diversify the candidate pool while expanding early career exposure for […]
Your uniforms are a reflection of your company, so naturally, you want all your team members to feel comfortable and professional in them. Unfortunately, while more women have joined the landscape industry, the availability of workwear designed specifically for women has lagged behind. āMany solutions historically focused on adapting menās products rather than addressing the […]
Kicking off the season with a strong spring rodeo is a great way to get your team up to speed on training, but this isnāt the only time your crews should be instructed on safety and best practices. By implementing short daily training huddles, you can not only reinforce what was covered more in-depth early […]
Selling enhancement work isnāt a way to nickel-and-dime your client base; rather, it can serve as a core growth engine that strengthens your customer relationships when approached as a proactive partnership. Tyner Tew, vice president of sales for Bland Landscaping Company, based in Apex, North Carolina, says theyāve sold enhancements since the start of the […]
