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If you walk into the lobby at Raimondi Horticultural Group, in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, you instantly spot the National Association of Landscape Professionals Safety Recognition Awards it won for safe operations. They are on display for all to see. Raimondiās CEO and president Chris Raimondi says the awards are a visible reminder to employees that […]
Last weekās Thanksgiving holiday is a reminder to us all to be thankful. But just because Thanksgiving is over, doesnāt mean you should stop showing gratitude. Many times, landscape business owners find themselves being thankful for things in their personal lives, such as health, family and friends. But there are so many things to be […]
As a business coach at Aileron, one of the biggest pain points Phillip Stoller hears from companies he works with is, āI canāt get enough talent.ā āThis seems to be a growing trend in the labor market, compounded by strong growth in job creation and job vacancies in the upper tiers of management left by retiring […]
Ever feel that as a landscape business leader you have to always appear strong, must always know the right thing to say and should have all the answers to all the questions at all times? Guess what? While that may be your vision of what a business leader should be, itās not a very realistic […]
NALP was chosen, along with five other associations, to attend theĀ Our Pledge to America’s Workers eventĀ yesterday at the White House. At the exclusive event with President Donald Trump, NALP reiterated its commitment to grow landscape industry careers. It also shared its plans to expand training opportunities for more than 150,000 people over the next five […]
According to new research from Gallup, businesses are facing what they call āan employee burnout crisis.ā And once burnout strikes, it can trigger a downward spiral in individual and business performance. The Gallup study of nearly 7,500 full-time employees found that 23 percent of employees reported feeling burned out at work very often or always, […]
Sports teams might have great, extremely skilled individual players, but the only way they win is when they play together. The same is true for teams within landscape businesses. Unfortunately, many landscape employees donāt feel like they are part of a team because the organizations they work for arenāt doing anything to intentionally develop teamwork. […]
Everyone has weaknesses. If we were all born with all the strengths necessary to run a successful business, we wouldnāt have any daily struggles, revenue and profit would be through the roof and customers would be beating down our doors. Life is about balance; and while we all have our strengths, we must overcome weaknesses […]
Last week, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, through the Industry Growth Initiative, held a Workforce Development and Recruitment Summit at its office in Fairfax, Virginia, to address the industryās workforce shortage. Approximately 50 attendees from major regional green industry associations, as well as experts from other major industries attended the event, sharing their respective […]
One negative customer review can lose a company 22 percent of its business, according to marketing firm Moz. Whatās worse is that four negative customer reviews can chase away 70 percent of potential clients. Those are not positive statistics for any small business, including lawn and landscape companies. Despite the fact that online reviews are […]
