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In a sea of metal, wood and concrete, an oasis of green could be found at the NALP Foundationās booth at the annual SkillsUSA Championships inside the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. This booth featured plants, artificial turf and a herringbone paver pathway throughout it. An estimated 15,000 students, teachers, education leaders and representatives […]
Employee resource groups, commonly called ERGs, are employee-led communities with shared identities and interests. They serve as a place employees can network, work on professional development and raise awareness of relevant issues. While you might think these are only for large corporate entities, ERGs can exist in businesses of any size, as their goal is […]
If you talk to almost any lawn care or landscape company owner about their successful recruiting methods, nine times out of 10 theyāll mention having an employee referral program. This method is popular because your employees are more likely to recommend individuals they would want to work with. It also helps boost employee engagement and […]
Guest Post One of the strange results weāve seen in the post-pandemic economy is an overall labor shortage affecting virtually every industry. This includes manufacturing, technology, and the service industry especially. If you run a landscaping company, youāre likely already familiar with this labor shortage and have been seeing it for some time. Unfortunately, it […]
Employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy working conditions for their employees; this doesnāt stop at mental health. āThatās a big disconnect with employers is āWell, they can deal with that outside of work hours,āā says Loriena Harrington, LIC, owner of Beautiful Blooms LLC, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. āNo, they really canāt. Itās […]
Company culture is one commonly cited reason lawn and landscape companies attract and retain their employees. One aspect of your company culture you should evaluate is how your company cares for your employeesā mental well-being. While itās easy to meet the physical needs of your team by keeping them safe and healthy, caring for their […]
Diversity isnāt something that just starts in the workforce. NALP has been actively working to increase diversity among students, faculty and industry professionals at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition as well. āNCLC is their first exposure to the sheer size and scope of the landscape and lawn care industry, the myriad of job opportunities available, […]
When you think of retirement plans, a 401(k) is probably the first thing that comes to mind. However, there are a number of other retirement options available for your lawn or landscape business. No private business in the U.S. is required to offer retirement plans to their employees but this benefit has come to be […]
Alamance Community College (ACC), located in Graham, North Carolina, has participated in the National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) for at least the past 20 years and even hosted the event in 2018. Yet this year was notable as their sister school, Alamance Community College ā Career College, competed as a separate entity during the 47th […]
If your landscape company has decided to go with the salary plus commission pay structure, there are still a lot of variables to decide for your team. Some considerations include when commissions are paid out, how the commission is handled if a project goes over budget and if any additional bonuses should be awarded. How […]
