Getting to Know Your Balance Sheet Inventory In the previous blog post (January 13, 2023) we started the process of better understanding your balance sheet. The purpose is not to […]
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Staffing Supersedes Safety? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from South Carolina called me the other day to talk about her company’s drug and alcohol testing program. Historically, this issue […]
Say Hello To Your Balance Sheet Part 1: Assets Bonus: 3 value-added measurements to maximize your company value. Most landscape business owners I talk with focus most of their financial […]
I’m Too Busy to Know the Numbers Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to talk about his company’s compensation plan. Given the […]
Fresh Perspectives for Landscape Business Owners in 2023 It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. – Charles Dickens It all depends on your perspective. Are […]
Worker’s Compensation Sticker Shock Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Illinois called me the other day to talk about the renewal of his company’s worker’s compensation policy. Currently, […]
Employee Documentation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Oregon called me the other day to talk about conducting employee performance appraisals, documenting on-the-job behaviors, and providing feedback as […]
Candid Camera Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to relay a recent performance management encounter he had with two problematic employees, and […]
Risky Business – The Failed Crypto Exchange FTX Investment Risk in Private Company Valuation “…One interesting question is whether this is due in part to the unregulated nature of crypto […]
I Think Two Of My Employees Are Dating Each Other Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Kansas called me the other day to discuss some persistent rumors circulating […]
One of the first steps you will take when you are considering your exit plan is to determine if you can afford to sell the business and end up with […]
Year-End Audit Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Illinois called me the other day to discuss his company’s upcoming strategic planning meeting for 2023. Before our discussion became […]
Speak not even if you think you are in a private venue. I was talking with a landscape business owner a couple of weeks ago about how hard it is […]
Various Incentive Programs Steven Cesare, Ph.D. One of my top two or three favorite words is “incentive.” It compels me to action, focus, and growth. It implies motivating people […]
Core Values Steven Cesare, Ph.D. In follow-up to last week’s posting on Organizational Culture Components, I have had several discussions with business owners about how to generate, select, and […]
Tell me again, how do we know each other? Did you know that the average office worker receives 120 emails every day? * This is after Gmail blocks 99.9 percent […]
Organizational Culture Components Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Minnesota called me the other day to talk about her organizational culture, within the context of change management. Like […]