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Being friends with your employees requires clear boundaries
Toeing the oh-so-thin line of being a boss and a friend with employees is struggle that many managers face. Read more right here on Total Landscape Care!
May 29, 2017
Business
How to be a better manager
Managing people can be one of the hardest tasks for a landscape business owner. Not only does the owner have to worry about daily issues that arise with crews, but they should also think about how to improve the overall work environment for their employees. Here are 3 management techniques that will help you and […]
August 28, 2014
Design-Build
Stop Playing It Safe
Why and how to change your mindset about failure
April 30, 2014
Design-Build
How Not To Be Like Michael Scott
For all of my fellow “The Office” fans out there, you’ve probably spent many nights laughing at Steve Carell’s character, Michael Scott. A main character on the show, Scott was an HR nightmare — but he was also one of those bosses you couldn’t help but love. While he had plenty of good qualities — […]
April 18, 2014
Design-Build
4 things every manager should do
Being in charge of employees can be difficult, especially for owners who lack management experience. But, it’s important to be a leader your crews enjoy working for. Here are four things good managers should do: 1. Trust your employees. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving your employees in charge, why did you hire them to […]
April 15, 2014
Design-Build
Top five reasons people hate their jobs
We’ve all had that job that makes us dread getting up in the morning — and some of us are still in it. But, what makes us dislike our work so much? In my experience, it isn’t the money. Of course, everyone wants a bigger salary, but lack of funds doesn’t make someone despise a […]
April 10, 2014
Business
4 tips for helping office-based managers supervise a mobile team
While mobile employees get plenty of attention, there is one group that may be overlooked: your office-based managers whose job it is to supervise your mobile employees, either individually or as members of teams.
December 9, 2013
Business
PLANET, NPMA to Co-Host Lawn Care Summit in 2014
PLANET and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) are teaming up again.
November 18, 2013
Design-Build
Lead From the Trenches
All managers need an eye-opening experience – like what the executives featured on the show “Undercover Boss” go through. If the people calling the shots really understood what goes on at every level of a business or program, there wouldn’t be the new H-2B visa program rule. With the goal of attracting more American labor […]
October 4, 2013
Business
Organizations Help Replace One Thousand Trees Destroyed By Wildfires
After wildfires destroyed approximately 300,000 acres of Gallatin National Forest back in 2006 and 2007, Rain Bird felt the need to reach out.
July 24, 2013
Business
Rotary Club, Landscaper to Plant 10,000 Daylilies
The Laconia Rotary Club out of New Hampshire is adding a touch of beauty to its local community with the help of one local landscaper. The Rotary Club in partnership with Belknap Landscape Company will be conducting a beautification project, which includes planting 10,000 daylilies in a three-year effort.
June 11, 2013
Design-Build
Don’t let your company be a target
There seems to be a continuous theme in many landscaping stories across all media platforms–stolen equipment.
May 14, 2013
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