Suggested Format For A Safety Manual Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Idaho called me the other day to discuss his desire to aggregate the company’s disparate safety materials […]
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The Dangers Of Oversimplifying Your Company’s Valuation Question It’s always a pleasure to speak with a landscaping company owner who has read something I have written, and who has engaging […]
Performance Evaluations As A Training Needs Assessment Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Missouri called me the other day to discuss his company’s annual performance evaluation process. In preparation […]
All together now – for a purpose! One of my pet peeves left over from my corporate America experience is the overuse of meetings to simply share information. Imagine the […]
Business Management Software Questions Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Connecticut called me the other day to talk about various business management software options he was considering for his growing […]
Did You Know That Your Replacement Plan For Key People Will Affect The “Salability” Of Your Company? By now, most landscaping company owners who are considering a sale of their […]
Bonus Program Outline Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Texas called me the other day to talk about his plan to implement a bonus program for his Enhancements Foremen. […]
Repaying Advanced Time Off Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Ohio called me the other day to talk about a situation many of us have encountered: Giving employees an […]
Sellers, do you have a buyer? Don’t assume the answer is yes. And, if you don’t, what can you do about it? Even in “Seller’s Markets,” there are some landscape […]
Ransomware Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Illinois called me the other day to share a horrible story that affected his company, though it began in a very innocuous […]
Thinking of Selling Your Company? Here are the answers to the top five questions sellers ask me most. In all cases, I could answer “It depends”. But, for the […]
The 3-Step Performance Management Process Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Ohio contacted me the other day to talk about various employee disciplinary issues. His valid concerns centered on avoiding […]
A Supervisor is Not Always a Supervisor Steven Cesare, Ph.D. [email protected] An astute business owner from Delaware called me the other day to talk about his company’s performance management […]
Work In The Present To deal with fear and uncertainty during a period of change, focus on what you can control. In my previous post, “Never Lie,” the VP […]
What should I tell my VP of Sales who just told me he heard our company is for sale? These days there are plenty of reasons for your employees to […]
Employer Pull Notice Program Steven Cesare, Ph.D. [email protected] A business owner from Kentucky called me the other day to talk about a vehicle accident that involved a company truck […]