Incentives Archives - Jeffrey Scott

7 Years of Growth, a Client’s Personal Story

Feb 28, 2023 | client, Financial, friendship, Growth Tips, Incentives, Leadership, Management, Peer Groups

Last week I traveled to Ontario for a snowmobiling & skiing weekend with my clients Mark and Ken Hutten, owners of Hutten & Co.We were joined by spouses and Corine my business partner. (fun photos below). The entire trip was Mark and Ken’s treat. I Bet He Would Make More Money A few years back we made a bet with them “If you re-invest in coaching with us, we bet you will do even better financially within 12 months. If you don’t, we will take you and your spouses on a resort snowmobiling trip. But if you do better, you will treat us.” We won that bet. 😉 This Trip Had Many Firsts…

Announcing the Summer Growth Summit, Aug 23-24 at Mariani Landscape in Chicago

Feb 21, 2023 | Financial, Growth Tips, Incentives, Income, Leadership, Management, Peer Groups, Strategy

You are invited to our 2023 Summer Growth Summit, August 23-24 (Details below.) As part of this Summit, enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Mariani Landscape, the country’s largest residential landscape firm. Highlights include:

Follow Your Dreams

Jun 6, 2022 | Incentives, Management, Productivity, Time Management

Over Memorial Day weekend I had the opportunity to travel with 2 of my siblings to the Indy 500. It's a dream we have had for a long time: the experience of sharing time together, as well as attending one of the most historical racing events in the world. Both my...

Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary

May 16, 2022 | Events, Incentives, Productivity, Time Management

Take time to celebrate the important milestones in your business and life. My wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in early May. Friends and family flew in from 4 countries and from across the USA to help us mark this milestone. At our party, there was...

How A High Profit Company is Scaling, Here Is Their Playbook

May 2, 2022 | Events, Growth Tips, Incentives, Leadership

There is a catchy phrase in business: Revenue is vanity, profits are sanity, and cash is king. In other words, bigger is not better. I agree with this in theory BUT did you know that there are companies in the landscape industry that have become much more...

What Do You Get, In Exchange For A Raise?

Apr 25, 2022 | Employee Retention, Incentives, Productivity

What do you get from your team members, in exchange for a raise? This question may come across as small thinking or reactionary, because your team members work so hard as is. But with inflation you have to give raises just to help them stay even. You probably feel...

The Secret to Employee Referrals

Apr 4, 2022 | Employees, Incentives, Leadership

Here is a quick idea I have developed to help you supercharge employee referrals. Many of you incentivize employees to refer their friends. I am all for that! I have clients paying as much as a “dollar per hour” raise for up to 12 months when a key position is filled...

The Four Myths of Incentives

Jun 14, 2016 | Incentives

Incentives—rewards meant to encourage and motivate employees to be more productive—all too often backfire and create unintended consequences: internal squabbles, cynicism, distraction, and diminished performance. The trick with incentives is avoiding the pitfalls and...