With flowers in bloom and grass growing fast, many of us are running around at breakneck speed right now trying to get done all that we need to do. We’re going nonstop from early in the morning until late in the evening, with barely any time to eat. The pace is unrelenting but, we tell ourselves, we just have to get.

It's hard to believe, but this season we are entering our 39th year in business at Grunder Landscaping Co. On one hand, that means I have a lot of experience, and on the other, it means I have to continue to find new and different ways to grow my team and my business. Relying on what we have always done in the past.

Ever heard the phrase: "Build the plane while flying it" ? That's often what it feels like we're doing when we implement changes at a small business. And after GROW! 2022, we know many of you are back home now with all these new ideas, working hard to implement the changes you know you need to make while also getting.

Well, folks, they've finally done it. My Cincinnati Bengals will play in the Super Bowl tonight for the first time in 33 years. My family will tell you that I am the definition of a long-suffering Bengals fan, taking up a TV to watch games every Sunday even when we only won two games in 2019. My Bengals have gone from.

At GROW! 2022 on February 23-25, we have so many sessions dedicated to helping companies with all things people-related. We'll have sessions on recruiting, plenty on retaining, and some on building and reinforcing strong company culture. We know that people are the most significant challenge many companies face this.

It is already the final days of January, is it just us or did this month fly by? March 1 is just 30 short days away, and the spring rush will be here before we know it. At Grunder Landscaping, we've already started to prepare for the unofficial start of our busy season. We have job openings posted to our website, are.

GROW! 2022 begins one month from today, and we cannot wait. My team and I have been busy confirming speakers, finalizing breakout sessions, and putting together a jam-packed agenda focused on helping you grow and better control your landscaping business. We'll have more than 30 breakout sessions covering everything.

The weather keeps us on our toes year-round, and no doubt each team has their own amateur weatherman or woman who looks ahead at the forecast to try to plan the week ahead. In the wintertime, many of us are closely watching for snow, sleet, and freezing rain. As I'm writing this, we're watching the weather and have.

When you’re caught up in the immediate day-to-day demands of keeping clients happy, delivering jobs on time and on budget, and turning a profit, it can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to get done all that you need to. It's easy for training to become an afterthought, a to-do item you put off and off and.

Happy New Year! Each new year marks a chance for us to start over. To start fresh on reaching our goals, and to set our sights on new challenges. We also know that the opportunities and obstacles we had in 2021 didn't magically disappear when the clock struck midnight on Friday. The biggest challenge landscaping.