KM Grunder

Don’t Let Social Distancing Keep You from Celebrating Your Team

The coronavirus pandemic has caused many of us to change the way we do business, at least for the time being. At Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC), they’re continuing to follow the safety protocols advised by state and local officials, from social distancing to temperature checks and the frequent cleaning of their trucks.

How to Sell in Uncertain Times

Selling when people are unsure about the economic future can be challenging. Many green-industry professionals are finding their prospects and clients are reluctant to commit right now. How do you win at sales in this environment? In this week’s Great Idea, The Grow Group’s Marty Grunder and Vince Torchia share two.

Are You Making This Management Mistake?

This time of year, many landscaping companies are at their busiest, and owners and managers are often at their most stressed. With so much on the line, you’re intently focused on execution—you have to be!—so when a team member doesn’t perform a task or deliver on a project the way you want them to, there’s a real.

The Two Words Grunder Landscaping Is Focused on Now

In this week’s Great Idea, The Grow Group’s Marty Grunder shares what his team at Grunder Landscaping Co. is focusing on now that they’re back to operating at full capacity and all systems are go: <br/> What’s your team’s mantra for success this year? Reply to this email and let us know, and.

Three Cash Tactics to Take Now, in a Changing Market

As we’ve discussed in the last several weeks, the economic uncertainty of today makes it especially important for landscaping companies to strengthen their cash positions. In this week’s Great Idea, The Grow Group’s Vince Torchia shares three more practical tactics you can take now to do just that:.

Training Your Landscaping Team, at a Distance

Training your team is crucial to your company’s success—that’s why I always say training is an investment, not an expense. But the social-distancing practices the coronavirus has forced us all to adopt may mean you have to take a different approach than the one you’re used to. At Grunder Landscaping, we would.

Strengthen Your Partnerships with Your Team and Clients

At The Grow Group, we’re coaching and speaking with landscaping company owners around the country every day, and we’re seeing a wide range of responses to the coronavirus. In this week’s Great Idea, Marty Grunder and Vince Torchia practice social distancing while sharing what they’re learning from the frontlines, and.

What to Focus on Now

This week The Grow Group was fortunate to have Doug Black, chairman and CEO of SiteOne Landscape Supply, join us for a webinar on leading to win during what is a very challenging time for many of us. We had several hundred landscape pros join us for the webinar, and for good reason: Doug is one of the sharpest minds.

Take Steps Now to Strengthen Your Cash Position

Whether you’re in an area of the country that’s being significantly impacted by the coronavirus or whether you’re able to safely operate as usual, it’s always good to strengthen your cash position. In this week’s Great Idea, the Grow Group’s Vince Torchia shares three steps you can take now to do just that:.

Stay above the Turbulence

We continue to contend as a country with the uncertainty the coronavirus has brought to so many of our lives. That makes even sending out our weekly Great Idea challenging; as soon as we create and schedule it, we learn of yet more breaking news. But this time the news is GOOD: We have just learned on Saturday evening.