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If David Erdman had to give advice to his younger self, he says he wouldnāt have spent two years as an engineering major at Michigan State University. Instead, he wishes heād dived straight into landscaping from the start. Like many others in the industry, Erdman originally started mowing lawns and doing landscape maintenance when he […]
What do General Electric, BNY Mellon and EstĆ©eĀ Lauder have in common? They have all discovered the power of flipping the script on mentorship with their āreverse mentoringā programs. GE pioneered this concept back in 1999, when former CEO Jack Welch realized that many of his senior leadership team members were unfamiliar with the internet and […]
Advocacy doesnāt happen by accident. Mark Kelbacher, owner of MissionGreen Services, based in Chicopee, Massachusetts, discovered this firsthand when he realized that decisions being made at the state capital often lacked input from licensed professionals and were directly affecting how he was able to operate his business and serve customers. āRather than reacting after the […]
Kurt Bland is the CEO and president of Bland Landscaping Company, based in Apex, North Carolina. Bland started working for his familyās business when he was 14 during the summers. He earned degrees in agriculture business management and horticulture science from North Carolina State University before he and his brother, Matt, took over the business […]
When Walmart decided to create a new headquarters, the scale of the project was like building a city from the ground up. The new home office features 12 office buildings as well as a number of amenity buildings spread across more than 400 acres. Clay Bakker, director of landscape for Walmart, says the company emphasized […]
Often, when owners step away from the business, what theyāve built fades away after being acquired. Legacy Lawns, based in Gainesville, Georgia, was formed to preserve and strengthen the heritage of lawn care companies that join them. āFor years weāve seen incredible independent operators building great businesses, but weāve also seen the increasing complexity of […]
Anyone in the industry can tell you thereās no silver bullet to recruiting. Yet as the hiring market evolves, your recruiting strategy must change as well. Successful recruiting today requires a combination of intentional sourcing, clearly defined candidate criteria, and benefits that align with how todayās workforce evaluates employers. Katelyn Milanes, director of culture and […]
Onboarding new hires is a time-consuming task, but it is also one of the most critical aspects of new hire engagement and satisfaction. āNew hires will decide whether to stay or leave a company within the first 30-90 days, and we realized that onboarding is one of the few moments in the employee life cycle where we […]
Rapid growth can be exciting, but without intentional planning and systems in place, you run the risk of eroding your company culture and your quality standards. āDonāt grow for the sake of growing,ā Rick Sartori, vice president of East Coast and arbor for Monarch Landscape Companies, based in Los Angeles, California. āBe intentional. Align your […]
Roughly 35% of work-related injuries happen within a workerās first year on the job, according to OSHA. There are numerous factors at play as to why new hires are far more likely to get hurt. One is that new employees often have no experience working in the landscape industry and are unfamiliar with the different […]
