We need to face it: The current labor shortage in the landscape and snow industry is here to stay for a while. We have a “perfect storm” of reduced foreign seasonal worker visas, increased unemployment benefits, a recession market, and wariness toward heightened infectious risk at essential service businesses. It all adds up to quite […]
We believe that values-driven leadership teams are redefining success in the industry. While all companies love the journey of mastering our craft, the compass of rising market leaders is guided by a different “true north”, leading from a unique set of core values known as the Evergreen principles. These teams not only have the grit […]
As client partners continue bringing us a phenomenal range of Strategic Planning questions, the underlying consensus is no longer that the world is changing but rather that it already has changed – and we need to be among the first to catch up to it and harness it. Among these recurring themes in assessing life-after-2020 […]
(Welcome back to our blog mini-series, “Not All Dollars Are Created Equal”, where we discuss how a focused investment in specific business areas actually produces multiplied impact in driving your net profit from the industry-average 5-7% up toward the industry-leading 10-12%+. Today we reveal one the industry’s most consistent leaks in company profitability.) … […]
My family enjoys watching the TV show Shark Tank for many reasons: interesting products, it’s a great business class, helps us refine our own sales pitch, and (of course) there is at least one train wreck each episode. But what about for you? Is a consultant or an investor the right move for your business? […]
We believe that values-driven leadership teams are redefining success in the industry. While all companies love the journey of mastering our craft, the compass of rising market leaders is guided by a different “true north”: a unique set of core values known as the Evergreen principles. These teams not only have the grit and resourcefulness […]
Why is the hardest part of many jobs getting everything together at the end to bill it? You already built a relationship, out-sold your competitors, acquired the talent and materials, and oversaw the timely and quality execution of your work. Shouldn’t billing be the fun part, where we go collect the hard-earned money? It sure seems […]
A majority of our industry is walking through budgeting and strategic planning for next year, and between the hazards behind us and the uncertainty ahead many of BOSS LM‘s client partners are asking fantastic strategic questions. To help, we decided to bring in one of the industry’s premier consultants, The Harvest Group‘s Ed LaFlamme, for […]
I was once at a trade show standing near an impressive display of some of the finest zero-turn mowers on the market. The Sales Representative was talking with a landscape business owner whose business had grown. The owner was taking on larger properties, with the goal to move from residential into commercial maintenance, but was […]
One of the toughest challenges to handle as a property owner or decision-maker is choosing your Winter Care contractor. Add a COVID-damaged budget, and a surge of contractors desperate for recession revenue, and 2020 is worse than usual. The good news is you can confidently learn a proven method to pick the right plan, as […]