Daniel S. GordonNov 3, 2023
With information coming at us from every direction, it’s difficult to digest it all and use it to grow our businesses. As the facilitator of…
Kevin KehoeNov 3, 2023
Can you really trust your numbers? That depends on how you manage your workflow and transactions. I spoke about this challenge at the GIE+EXPO 2015…
LM StaffAug 14, 2023
In the March 2016 edition, Phil Harwood discussed how to make your strategy relevant. In doing so, Harwood reference best-selling author Patrick Lencioni and his outstanding model for…
Jeffrey ScottNov 3, 2023
Imagine you could say yes to every single request your clients make, no matter the request! How would it make your clients feel? And how…
Phil HarwoodNov 3, 2023
One of the biggest challenges with strategic planning is making it real on a daily basis. Just because a plan exists doesn’t mean that day-to-day…
Many tax deductions were made permanent and several were extended for two or more years as part of the 2016 omnibus budget bill signed into law…
Is your financial reporting system costing you money? Many managers ignore reporting and rely on preconceived beliefs. Sloppy reporting combined with conventional wisdom leads to…
If you work long enough in customer service you can end up hating people, but that’s if you lose sight of realities of human nature.…
Shaun KanaryNov 3, 2023
With the new year upon us, we’re all promising ourselves this year is going to be the best one yet. So keeping with the theme…
Mel KleimanNov 3, 2023
Employers added 271,000 jobs in October, far exceeding economists’ forecasts. The unemployment rate slipped a tenth of a point to 5 percent and average hourly…
Ervin & Smith Chief Content Officer Katie Kemerling will be the guest speaker at the 3rd annual The Lighting Summit, a two-day conference for landscape…
A final thought for 2015: Statistics show you are far more likely to achieve your goals when they are written down. The challenge with goals…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
In the December 2015 issue, Phil Harwood addresses the year-end bonus conundrum. Click here to download his bonus program template mentioned in the article.
The year-end bonus is a staple at many companies. Unfortunately, what’s meant to be a positive thing often turns into a negative experience. Year-end bonuses…
I did a video interview at the LM booth during GIE+EXPO last month. I was asked to comment on the state of the market. It…
The more production that each crew can bill out each week, the higher your profits will be by year end. Your overhead has already been…
While tax prep season doesn’t begin for many people until late January, now is the time to reduce your 2015 tax; waiting until 2016 is…
AmericanHort will host its NextLevel event Jan. 18-20 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. NextLevel is an opportunity to focus on company culture, vision, marketing strategy, succession…
Knowify, a business management company, is offering its customers a free trial of its landscaping business management tools. According to the company, the tools allow…
Ken Thomas of Envisor Consulting discusses why some landscape companies achieve their dreams, while others struggle to get by. The life cycle of a landscape…
Christopher NoonNov 3, 2023
It amazes me when fellow business owners get upset when one of their customers uses another company to perform a service they also offer. For…
Casey PaytonNov 3, 2023
The problem: Seth Kehne, owner of Lawn Butler in East Tennessee, started his company in 1999 in his senior year of high school. He watched…
What’s the most important buying decision you’ll ever make? No matter what your answer, there’s a proven system that ensures you always get the highest…
LMNov 3, 2023
Even though many landscape contractors have been in business for five, 10 or even 20 years, they still overlook the fundamentals when it comes to…
