Category: The Harvest Blog
Workers’ Compensation Policy Requirements Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Illinois called me the other day to talk about his Company’s safety program. Despite instituting a good safety program […]
Stay Out of the Circle Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Minnesota called me the other day to talk about his leadership approach toward his fledgling management team. As […]
Conditional Job Offer Letter Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Georgia called me the other day to talk about employee staffing issues. During that conversation we discussed selection interview protocols, […]
At-Will Statement Steven Cesare, Ph.D. As part of a recent Harvest Group webinar, I offered to review attendees’ employee handbooks, hoping to provide a fresh perspective to those organizations who […]
15 Minute Yard Departure Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Texas called me the other day to talk about his Gross Margin results. Like all landscapers, this business owner […]
Is it 1993? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Florida called me the other day to talk about what else? Staffing, of course. The reduced labor supply, fulsome […]
Pockets Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day to talk about his new Landscape Maintenance Manager. New to the organization, this highly-regarded and […]
Write Down the SOPs: Administration Steven Cesare, Ph.D. This document is the follow-up to the previous week’s publication that focused on field operations SOPs. As you may recall from last […]
Write Down the SOPs: Field Operations Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Florida called me the other day to discuss the future of his company. Successful by every stretch […]
Innocent Until Proven Guilty Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Maryland called me the other day to inform me of an “open and shut” sexual harassment claim in her company. […]
Interview Preparation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Colorado called me the other day, during which time we began to discuss her company’s approach to interviewing job applicants. Like […]
If Only We Knew They Were Motivated by Money to Begin With! Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Kansas called me the other day to talk about the commission […]
Results-based Team-oriented Culture Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Oklahoma called me the other day to talk about several aspects of his company’s strategic plan. While he was impressive […]