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As part ofĀ our #NALPKnows series, we talked to Scott Jamieson, Landscape Industry Certified, NALP president and vice president of Bartlett Tree Experts in Chicago, Illinois, about working together as a team, and leaving it on the field during LANDSCAPES 2015. When I hear the expression leaving it on the field, I immediately think of how […]
I recently joinedĀ Tom Delaney, director of government relations at NALP, to talkĀ with staff at the National Office of Job Corps, which is a U.S. Department of Labor program, about the roll-out of its revised landscape program which now includesĀ theĀ Landscape Industry Certified Lawn Care Manager credential. Ā Job Corps offers education and training to young people. This […]
As part ofĀ our #NALPKnows series, we talked to Joy Diaz, Landscape Industry Certified, executive vice president of Land Care, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada, about working together as a team, and leaving it on the field during LANDSCAPES 2015. The truth is, you cannot leave it on the field if you donāt have a successful […]
As part ofĀ our#NALPKnows series, we talked to Shayne Newman, Landscape Industry Certified, President of YardApes in New Milford, Connecticut, about working together as a team, and leaving it on the field during LANDSCAPES 2015. Sports analogies often hit home in the business world, and thatās how it is in our company. When someone mentions leaving […]
As part ofĀ our#NALPStories series, we talked to Dan Foley, recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Leadership award about giving back to the landscape industry, and the importance of being involved in the association. Giving back and being involved in leadership have always been important to Dan Foley, Landscape Industry Certified, National Association of Landscape Professionals […]
Through the National Association of Landscape ProfessionalsĀ Trailblazer business mentor program, Deborah Wade of Wadeās Lawn Service of Goodlettsville, Tenn. spent a day with Jim McCutcheon of Highgrove Partners in Austell, Ga. Deborah describes her visit as remarkable. Take a look at what else she had to say about her visit ā¦ Deborah says she […]
Ā Ā Ā Lambert Landscape Company, of Dallas, won two of the three Judges Awards last year in the National Association of Landscape Professionals Awards of Excellence program.Ā Judson Griggs, Lambertās director of sales and marketing explains how winning national awards benefits the company. Great Publicity Winning two Judges Awards in one year is unusual, but […]
While waiting to board the plane, I leaned over to hug my son, Joshua, and realized he had grown so much since last yearās Renewal and Remembrance. Ā I almost didnāt come this year, too much on my plate. Life was too complicated, finances werenāt there, abrupt changes that rattled me, oh I could give […]
All eyes are on Brazil for the month of June as 32 top soccer teams compete for the right to be called the worldās best. As you can imagine, it was no easy path to the soccer spotlight. Before the teams even got to Brazil, they had to look at all of the players who […]
I heard some recent comments on certification that stopped me cold. In essence, credentialing has no sales value to the company. Itās a wonderful individual achievement and thatās it. And, unless PLANET gets consumers to demand certification it will never truly garner ROI (return on investment). Iāve heard these statements before and, unfortunately, we often […]
