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Building Your Team: Tapping Into Technology To Aid in Training

Onboarding and training your employees are time-intensive but necessary tasks. Properly training your team can help boost your overall quality of work and efficiency. It can also aid in employee retention and satisfaction as well-trained team members feel valued and better equipped to do their jobs. There are various types of software that can help […]

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Four Reasons Why Your Boss Should Join You at ELEVATE

Want to attend ELEVATE but not sure how to convince your boss itā€™s worth the investment for both of you to attend? Weā€™ve got you covered! There are tons of reasons why ELEVATE, presented by NALP and powered by Caterpillar, is the must-attend industry event of the year, but weā€™ve summed it up into four […]

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The Importance of Systemizing Your Training

Just like any sports team, you are only as good as your training. If your team doesnā€™t have a firm understanding of the fundamentals and regularly builds on that understanding, your lawn or landscape company will continue to struggle with quality and efficiency. ā€œOperation tempo is so high in the spring that trying to hit […]

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Exploring Different Landscape Companiesā€™ Training Models

Training is critical to your landscape companyā€™s overall success, but it is often a task that falls by the wayside during the busy season. Thankfully, thereā€™s no one right way to train your team. What works for your operations may not be a good fit for another landscape business, but you can always gain inspiration […]

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How I Do It: Enhancing the Client Experience Via Employee Development

ā€˜Donā€™t forget to growā€™ is a key behavior within Stay Green, Inc.ā€™s core values. While they have hosted many trainings, leadership development programs and vendor partnership events over the years, they have taken this to the next level with their Grow Summit 2024. This event is the launch of the companyā€™s new annual off-site event. […]

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Sparking Creativity: The Value of Hosting Design Summits

Itā€™s typical to host a spring kick-off to get your field team geared up for another season, but do you take the same time to focus on your design team? Mariani Landscape, based in Lake Bluff, Illinois, has been hosting a design retreat for several years, but this was their first time to host one […]

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Team Building: Six Training Program Tips

When hiring, finding individuals with a background and skills in the landscape industry is highly desirable. However, any employer can tell you these types of hires are few and far between, but you can go about building your own skilled workforce with a strong training program in place. As labor challenges continue, more landscape company […]

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Building Your Team: Cultivating Career Growth ā€“ Strategies Used by Top Businesses

Investing in professional development not only benefits your employees but it also helps your lawn or landscape company reach greater heights. Often, companies that emphasize professional development for their employees donā€™t settle on just one method but rather a variety of different tools to support and grow their team members. ā€œThe importance of developing our […]

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Leaders in the Horticulture World: Longwood Gardens Fellows

Sponsored Content By Katie Testa, communications associate at Longwood Gardens Founded in 1906 by industrialist, conservationist, designer, engineer, and philanthropist Pierre S. du Pont, Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, brings joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation, and learning. Located just 30 miles from Philadelphia, our Gardens span more than […]

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Recertification FAQs and Industry CEU Opportunities

Being Landscape Industry Certified can help you win more work, expand your career opportunities and help you build a better business. NALP also providesĀ marketing materials, logos and more for Landscape Industry Certified individuals to promote their expertise. If you or your team members have taken the time to become Landscape Industry Certified, you want to […]

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