Harvesting Your Potential

The Harvest Blog

Just Released: The Industry’s First Recruiting Tool Kit For Landscape Contractors

Recruiting Kit

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Harvest Group Releases the Industry’s First Recruiting Tool Kit For Landscape Contractors Proven Landscape Industry Tips, Tactics and Techniques for Finding and Getting “On Board” The Right People April 16, 2012 – Finding good people from crew foremen to account managers to sales representatives, is still the number one challenge facing landscape contractors. Whether you are trying to grow or simply maintain your business, not being able to identify and hire

Continue Reading

Podcast – 6th Most Serious Human Resources Mistake: Wrongful Termination

thumbs

Head Harvester Steve Cesare is our point person to help companies improve their human resources programs.  If you have any human resources questions for Steve send him an email or call him on his cell phone at 760-685-3800. Harvester Steve’s HR series, “The Top 10 Most Serious Human Resources Mistakes That Companies Make” appeared in Lawn & Landscape magazine. The series now appears in podcast form for the on-the-go landscape contractor. Click Podcast #29 in the sidebar

Continue Reading

Podcast – 7th Most Serious Human Resources Mistake: Employee Handbooks

Grow_Show_logo2

The Harvest Group is focused on helping landscape companies “harvest their potential.”  One key driver of that potential is the human resources plan that companies have in place to make them more successful. Head Harvester Steve Cesare is our point person to help companies improve their human resources programs.  If you have any human resources questions for Steve send him an email or call him on his cell phone at 760-685-3800. Harvester Steve’s HR series, “The Top

Continue Reading

Fundamental 10 of 10

red-orange

The 10 Fundamentals for Growing Forward Leadership In this e-newsletter, the Harvesters present the 10th and final fundamental for “Growing Forward Leaders” to model and implement with their team during challenging times. Remember you leaders out there: “It all starts and ends with you, the leader.” Our last fundamental focuses on a fun part of our role as a leader and one that needs to be embraced by “Growing Forward Leaders” and “Best in Class” companies: Celebrate!

Continue Reading

Fundamental 9 of 10

people

A Leaders Guide for Thriving in Today’s Challenging Times Today’s leaders are faced with business challenges as tough as any over the past 35 plus years. In order to provide the needed leadership for their organization’s success, leaders today need to demonstrate some very fundamental leadership skills and behaviors. To date, we have reviewed eight fundamentals: 1 – Work Hard (and Smart) and Perform 2 – Radiate Confidence and Optimism 3 – Enlist and Enroll vs. Command

Continue Reading

Fundamental 8 of 10

journal

A Leaders Guide for Thriving in Today’s Challenging Times Today’s leaders are faced with business challenges as tough as any over the past 35 plus years. In order to provide the needed leadership for their organization’s success leaders today need to demonstrate some very fundamental leadership skills and behaviors. To date, we have reviewed seven fundamentals: 1 – Work Hard (and Smart) and Perform? 2 – Radiate Confidence and Optimism? 3 – Enlist and Enroll vs. Command

Continue Reading

Fundamental 7 of 10

A Leaders Guide for Thriving in Today’s Challenging Times Today’s leaders are faced with business challenges as tough as any over the past 35 plus years. In order to provide the needed leadership for their organization’s success leaders today need to demonstrate some very fundamental leadership skills and behaviors. To date, we have reviewed six fundamentals: 1 – Work Hard (and Smart) and Perform? 2 – Radiate Confidence and Optimism? 3 – Enlist and Enroll vs. Command

Continue Reading

Fundamental 6 of 10

A Leaders Guide for Thriving in Today’s Challenging Times Today’s leaders are faced with business challenges as tough as any over the past 35 plus years. In order to provide the needed leadership for their organization’s success leaders today need to demonstrate some very fundamental leadership skills and behaviors. To date, we have reviewed five fundamentals: 1 – Work Hard (and Smart) and Perform 2 – Radiate Confidence and Optimism 3 – Enlist and Enroll vs. Command

Continue Reading

Fundamental 5 of 10

To date, we have reviewed three fundamentals: 1 – Work Hard (and Smart) and Perform 2 – Radiate Confidence and Optimism 3 – Enlist and Enroll vs. Command and Control 4 – Drive Change and Innovation In this e-newsletter, the Harvesters present the 5th fundamental behavior that “Growing Forward Leaders” must model for their team during challenging times. It’s also a behavior that will help when things may not always be going the right way or perhaps

Continue Reading

Fundamental 4 of 10

The 10 Fundamentals for Growing Forward Leadership A Leaders Guide for Thriving in Today’s Challenging Times Today’s leaders are faced with business challenges as tough as any over the past 35 or more years. In order to provide the needed leadership for their organization’s success, leaders today need to demonstrate some fundamental leadership skills and behaviors. To date, we have reviewed three fundamentals: 1 – Work Hard (and Smart) and Perform 2 – Radiate Confidence and Optimism

Continue Reading

Free Stuff

Meet The Harvesters


We spend most of our time helping folks like you! About Us

Connect with Us

Members Only

Harvest Members please click
the link below to log into the
membership site and access
the Recruiting Kit Tool Box.

Log In Now