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Itās probably happened to everyone at least once in their career. That creeping feeling of dread on Sunday as you begin to consider all of your tasks ahead of you on Monday. This sensation is dubbed the āSunday scaries,’ and at Grow and Company, based in Houston, Texas, they are working to reduce this phenomenon […]
For the past three years, Myatt Landscaping & Construction, based in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, has maintained an employee retention rate of 94-95%. Why They Stay The company started tracking their retention numbers in 2017 and based on the conversations managers have had with their employees, one of the main reasons their team members stay is […]
Dogs are touted as manās best friend, so should they be welcome in your landscape companyās office? Troy Clogg, owner of Troy Clogg Landscape Associates, LLC, based in Wixom, Michigan, says that heās always had a dog by his side and because he brought his dog to work, it only seemed fair to let others […]
Bringing on a full-time recruiter can be extremely beneficial for your workforce pipeline and your retention efforts. āThe way I look at recruiting is very similar to sales,ā says David Koehn, president of Koehn Outdoor, based in Jacksonville, Florida. āYou’re building your pipeline; you’re following up. There are a lot of the same processes in […]
When you are recruiting, itās critical to use every tool in your toolbox and this includes social media platforms. āThe traditional approach that lawn and landscape companies historically took toward recruiting no longer yields the same results,ā says Corey Halstead, co-owner of HALSTEAD Media. āThe outdated notion of posting a job opening on a board and […]
Training is a necessary aspect of the lawn and landscape business. It also does not stop with new hires after their onboarding process. āRoutine training is super important,ā says Justin Gamester, president of Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service, based in Eliot, Maine. āTraining is not a one-day thing. Teaching your people to have the customer […]
Nubia Guiterrez, director of human resources for Mullin, based in St. Rose, Louisiana, says they started their internship program over four years ago and utilized NALPās internship program guide as the foundation for their platform. āWe knew that our industry has a lot of issues in finding people,ā Guiterrez says. āSo what better way to […]
If you mainly use your social media accounts to promote your landscape companyās service offerings, you could be missing out on a whole other genre of posts. Social media is intended to foster a sense of community and isnāt just another channel for traditional marketing efforts. Featuring your employeesā stories on your social media accounts […]
Do you want to provide more for your team, but these initiatives often fall by the wayside as you focus on the priority tasks of running your lawn or landscape business? This was a struggle as well for Mark Ables, president and CEO ofĀ Ables Landscapes, based in Hollywood, South Carolina, who wanted to build his […]
Internships can be a useful tool in your recruiting toolbox. They provide the opportunity to educate the next generation about your company and the industry in general. You can also learn from these individuals ways to improve your operations. If youāre considering launching an internship program at your company, be aware of the logistics that […]
