The power of an efficient team cannot be understated: in the companies that we work with through our ACE Peer Group Program in partnership with McFarlin Stanford, the most successful are the ones who are focused on operational efficiency alongside all their other priorities.

Have you clearly set the direction for your sales team for 2024?

Transparency with our entire team at Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC) has been something that has dramatically improved our company culture since we implemented what we call our monthly Grow Meeting. As part of this meeting, we share financial information, key performance indicators, and plans and goals with our team.

Every year on Thanksgiving, I try to take a moment to appreciate how far we've come in the past year and all that I have in my life to be grateful for. My health, my family, a job that I love, team members who work hard day in and day out, and a community like all of you, too.

Marty and I were in Des Moines, IA this week for a site visit as we prepare for GROW! 2024 on February 6-8, 2023. We visited RJ Lawn & Landscape, our tour hosts, did a walk-through of what will be our event space, and enjoyed the city. Here are my thoughts as I sit in the airport waiting for my flight home:

On Halloween, the first flurries of the season fell on trick-or-treaters in Dayton, and reminded us all that winter is coming and our first snow event is just around the corner.

How a Monday Morning Safety Check Can Make Your Landscaping Team More Efficient Our team minimizes downtime and maximizes efficiency by staying on top of the maintenance needs for our trucks and equipment. We do not have a full-time mechanic on staff, but we do have a Fleet Manager who manages simple maintenance and.

Selling enhancement work drives up your revenue per property, which can be a great thing for your company's profitability. But how do you find more enhancement work? What do you look for?

What Leadership Teams Can Do To Make Systems that Work for Their Landscaping Team You've probably heard me poke fun at myself for the amount of systems we've had at Grunder Landscaping Co. At one time, we had a written process for replacing the paper towels in the bathroom. We were writing out exactly how we wanted.

How Landscaping Companies Can Overcome a Language Barrier When Training Their Team Did you know that PowerPoint has a translation feature built into it?