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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 […]
Iāve been facilitating CEO peer groups with my partner Tom Oyler for over a decade. I thought the best reasons for joining would vary from year to year depending upon shifts in the economy, the market, changing customer preferences. But you know what?Ā They havenāt.Ā The number one takeaway year after year has never changed:Ā […]
Ā Thereās an old saying in business: Youāre only as successful as the people you surround yourself with. I believe this implicitly from my experience in the corporate world, working with other trade groups, and certainly, most recently, serving as your president. Itās been an exciting and very rewarding year for me in many ways, […]
Are you ready to compete for your credential? PLANETās Student Career DaysāThe National Collegiate Landscape Competition event held in Auburn, Ala., March 7 ā 10, 2013, is described as a āLandscape Olympics.ā Last year, I wrote a blog āGo for the Certification Gold,ā using the summer Olympics in London as my theme. āIn this Olympic […]
Mark these dates on your calendar, Feb. 21ā23. Thatās when PLANET members and their families will gather in Las Vegas to attend the second annual Green Industry Great Escape (GIGE). In two short years, what used to be known as the Executive Forum has developed a dynamic all its own. Last yearās event at the […]
If you hold a credential, a degree or a certificate, you should be proud of your achievement and make sure you put it to good use throughout your career. Especially when marketing to customers, your expertise should be readily available, accessible and noticeable. As they say, āitās a sad dog that doesnāt wag its own […]
