I first met Chase Mullin a few years ago when he came to a Grunder Landscaping Co. Field Trip. He was young, hungry, and ambitious to grow his business. Chase later joined one of our peer groups, which he was active in for five years, and continued to learn and grow as a leader. His business, Mullin, was much smaller.

This time of year, we are often flooded with questions from owners and leaders asking what they should be focused on right now. While there are many things you could be doing, we recommend these four easy tasks to get your business ahead this time of year: 1. Be Present If you do nothing, nothing will happen, so now.

The best silver lining that has come out of the coronavirus pandemic has most definitely been the ubiquity of Zoom and other video call technology. Today everyone is using video calls to conduct business and stay connected to the people in their lives. This presents a great opportunity for salespeople in the green.

As we enter Thanksgiving week, I want to take a moment to tell each and every one of you how grateful my team and I are for your support this year. Smile today knowing that you help us get our message out and motivate us to work hard at sharing ideas that can help us all grow our businesses and ourselves. This year,.

Last week we were in Sarasota, FL for our annual ACE Summit where our ACE Peer Group members came together to (safely!) network and learn from their fellow landscape professionals. This year's Summit was focused on teaching owners and leaders how to empower their team to new heights. In order to empower your team, you.

According to Forbes, 90% of organizations fail to stick to their strategies. In fact, many team members don’t know what their organization’s strategy even is. Strategy helps you stay focused on the key initiatives that will allow you to be successful. If you don't have a strategy, your tendency will be to say yes to.

A week ago I had an early-morning sales call and was meeting the homeowner at 7:15. I had been to the property before, and the homeowner asked me to call him when I was outside so he could come out and meet me. I knocked on the door and gave him a call to let him know I was outside, but he said he couldn’t see me. I.

Like many of our clients at the Grow Group, Grunder Landscaping is keeping a close eye on finishing 2020 on a high note, but also setting time aside to intentionally plan for 2021. When setting plans for the following year, a common mistake is a lack of clarity. Clarity starts with a vision for success that is backed.

As we all know, finding and keeping good workers is one of the ongoing struggles that landscaping companies face. Yet we often find that when we ask owners how much time a week they’re spending on solving their labor problems, we almost always hear the same answer: “Well, a couple hours, but that’s because I have so.

Last week we talked about how important it is to work to keep morale up at your company, especially now, and shared how owners and managers can lead with understanding and compassion. There are external factors that are making this year more stressful for teams, but this week we want to discuss how companies can take.