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Podcast popularity has continued to grow and with it, there are a wealth of options to listen to. While thereās plenty of entertainment and true crime podcasts to go around, there are also landscape industry-specific podcasts where you can gain insights from other peers. Also, sometimes itās good to look outside the industry and see […]
NALPās Trailblazer Mentoring Program is being expanded and it is also getting a new name as well. Moving forward, the mentoring program will be known as NAVIGATE. āDonāt worry, our Trailblazers havenāt gone anywhere,ā says Corey Ruple, AVP, membership and database operations for NALP. āNAVIGATE mentors are our industry Trailblazers. These are an elite group […]
Networking is a buzzword youāve probably heard thrown around since you started working in your career. While youāve heard of it, do you know how and why you need to network? Networking has a lot of preconceived notions. Some might have never gotten value from it. But itās important to understand itās not throwing business […]
What do you think of when you hear the word ānetworking?ā Passing out business cards ā or shaking a lot of hands (at least in pre-COVID days)? In reality, networking can be so much more than that. When done well, networking can be beneficial for everyone involved. Chad Diller, director of client success for the […]
A lot of different factors go into why employees want to work for your company and stay long-term. Aside from paying competitive wages and offering benefits like health insurance, providing a career path and professional development can attract those who want something more than just a job. There are a number of professional development options […]
Fred Haskett, head harvester with The Harvest Landscape Consulting Group, shares tips to train your team. Haskett says the way to develop a well-trained, safe and effective workforce is to know how to train your trainers. He says people never actually rise to the occasion but instead default to their highest level of training. Haskett […]
With so many different training options offered by NALP, it can be hard to choose the best path for your team. Never fear, weāre here to break down the choices. Landscape Technician Bootcamp (Instructor Manual) Suggested for: Companies that Want to Deliver Training to The Crews Themselves Created last year, the new Landscape Technician Bootcamp […]
Clients value award-winning companies. Employees want to work for companies that do great work. NALP’s national Awards of Excellence showcase the best project work in commercial and residential lawn care; landscape design/build and maintenance; interior design/build and maintenance and more. Award recipients benefit in so many ways. Bob Grover, LIC, president of Pacific Landscape Management […]
David Guthery, landscape designer with LandCrafters, LLC in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, is a recipient of a 2020 Gold Award of Excellence for Residential Landscape Design and Construction for the Eastend Tudor project. He says one of the more unconventional reasons he participates in the award process is because it forces him to follow through on hiring […]
If your employeesā performances have been mediocre you might think conducting annual performance reviews will help. Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench.com, argues annual performance reviews shouldnāt be conducted at all. He instead encourages companies to conduct weekly coaching sessions with their employees. āDo you really think a one-hour conversation can impact a yearās worth […]
