Jeffrey ScottSep 11, 2024
Jeffrey Scott shares tips on how to improve your recruiting process and instill a growth mindset into your leadership team.
Phil HarwoodNov 3, 2023
Phil Harwood shares why the rules of recruitment and retention popular 10 or 20 years ago won't cut it for today's young workers.
Phil Harwood shares why operations need to look within to devise the best recruitment and onboarding processes for new hires.
Phil Harwood shares how bumping up employee referral bonuses may seem like a good long-term idea but can often only have short-term benefits.
"Desperation recruiting" is when companies act impulsively, and sometimes unethically, to recruit out of sheer desperation. At its worst, it involves "stealing" people from a…
The most critical issue facing our industry today is attracting and retaining people. While I firmly believe that the solution involves addressing retention, the fact…
Clara RichterAug 27, 2024
It’s difficult to recruit employees for snow removal services. The hours can be long and unpredictable; plus, it’s no surprise employees will be working in…
Get out there and make yourself known. That’s the advice Gail Reinhart, recruitment and personnel specialist at Hidden Creek Landscaping in Hilliard, Ohio, gives to…
Phil HarwoodAug 27, 2024
If you want be successful at recruiting, it’s time to change the conversation. A new generation of candidates has different expectations of its employers, and…
When it comes to staffing, I encounter three very different types of landscape companies. The first type of company is struggling greatly to find qualified…
Evaluate your management style to determine if you're a boss or a coach.
Abby HartSep 19, 2018
How South Carolina-based landscape company The Greenery is diversifying its recruitment efforts to attract labor. Hilton Head Island is known as a picturesque community located…
Kelly DowellNov 3, 2023
Using the power of the internet or social media to hire people does not have to be hard, be done by millennials only or be something…
Sarah PfleddererMay 21, 2014
Lance Forsee might be the first panhandler to bum a resume off a passerby instead of a buck. As a new employee recruitment technique, the…
Sarah PfleddererAug 2, 2018
To the workers, especially those of younger generations, it’s just a summer job. To the business owner, it’s sometimes seen as an opportunity for those…
LM StaffNov 10, 2023
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) 38th annual Student Career Days is slated to take place March 20–23 at Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins,…
Kevin KehoeNov 3, 2023
I began last year’s article about business planning with the following statement: “Painfully aware that any prognostication or prediction might be off base, any plan…
Bruce WilsonNov 3, 2023
If your company is transitioning in size or you’re at a crossroads that’s holding up growth, there are steps and actions you can take to…
LM Staff and LM StaffMar 19, 2015
Green Industry employers struggle to staff crews locally. Part three in our series, A Question of Labor.
