Who Really Won the Olympics?
The greatest sports competition on earth just ended, with tears of wins, losses and upsets. So who actually won? The typical story line measures it by most medals (the USA by a long shot) and by the most Golds (the USA with China right behind). You can be sure the...
What My Vacation Teaches You About Risk
When I told various friends and colleagues I was heading to Mexico City for vacation this year, I got one of three responses: A negative response, “Careful, that’s very dangerous!” A positive response “I went there, you will have a great time!” A curious answer “Hmm....
Should You Implement a Foremen Peer Group at Your Company?
Do you have a foremen peer group at your company? If not, you may be missing out. You may be wondering, “What is that, and why do I need a foremen peer group?” Here are the two main reasons I promote this as a management tool: Benefit 1. To help leadership better...
Are You On Track To Meet Your Retirement Goals?
I took a poll on LinkedIn that 29 businesses owners and some leaders answered, with the question, "Are you on track to meet your retirement goals?” Here are the poll results: A full 38% said they were ahead of plan! The economy and their own planning have been good to...
Do Leaders Make Good Followers?
Do leaders make good followers, and do followers make good leaders? Many entrepreneurs get into business because they don’t want to (or can’t) work for anyone else. They have either: Always worked for themselves (I know many great entrepreneurs who started at age 16...
Want to Serve Your Clients Well? Charge More
Charge more - sound counterintuitive? Maybe so. But when you charge more, you can hire and retain better employees. And you can offer benefits to your employees to keep the great ones around. When you charge more...keeping up with or ahead of inflation... You can buy...
What July 4th Can Teach You About Business
July 4th is upon us. What does this holiday mean for you, besides family and fun? Congress passed a law on June 28, 1870, making Independence Day a federal holiday. Back then it meant a lot, but how about now? [bctt tweet="Discover seven business lessons that you can...
When Do You Plan to Sell Your Landscape Business?
"When do you plan to sell?” is a question I recently asked a group of diverse landscape contractors, who were attending my Leader’s Edge landscape peer group. The answer was surprising. Everyone gave approximately the same answer: The 55-year-olds said ten years The...
Why Growth Matters to Your Employees
Last week I shared the 4 Elements of a Sticky Culture. The focus of that blog was on using your company culture (and not just pay) to retain employees. There is a 5th element that I see all top companies using to retain and attract talent: Growth. A reputation for...
Creating A Sticky Culture to Combat Employee Attrition
Last week, during one of my Leader’s Edge Peer Group meetings, a longtime member (Scott Frampton, Landscape Renovations, MN) raised the question of how others are dealing with wage inflation? He asked if others were seeing employees threatening to leave for more...
