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Author: Bryan Christiansen

Bryan Christiansen

Bryan Christiansen

The author is the CEO of Mariani Premier Group, the largest premium residential landscape firm in the U.S.

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The CEO’s Bookshelf: What private equity already knows about your company

Bryan Christiansen overviews three books that explain how company value, smart investment and future growth drive business success.

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The CEO’s bookshelf: Books to help boost your leadership strategy

These three leadership books offer frameworks for scaling and integrating landscape businesses.

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Why it’s crucial to acknowledge employee excellence and innovation

Focusing on acknowledgement, creativity and empowerment can improve employee retention and increase job satisfaction.

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SWOT 2.0: The strategy that fueled Mariani Premier Group’s rapid expansion

SWOT 2.0 focuses on strategy, workflows, organization and talent and asks the key questions you need to answer to build a strategy built on data.

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What M&A teams can learn from rowing

In mergers and acquisitions, success isn’t judged by individual output alone, but by how well the entire team moves forward together.

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Green Industry MBA: A framework for better group decision making

A breakdown of some of the most effective tools for successful group decision making.

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A foundation for effective group decision making

Bryan Christiansen discusses human psychology and why understanding people matters when making decisions.

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An outsider’s green industry journey

New columnist Bryan Christiansen from Mariani Premier Group shares his journey into the green industry and what he looks forward to in his future columns.

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