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, […]
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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 […]
Have you heard of Jim Kwik? How about his book, Limitless? It became an instant New York Times bestseller and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller. Jim presented some of his key concepts for “brain […]
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 […]
My area of focus is with owners who are evaluating and preparing their companies for the next chapter –whether that be to grow by buying another company or to sell […]
IF YOU ARE SELLING YOUR COMPANY, YOU WILL NEED ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS! The Harvesters spend quality time together every year in a strategic planning session that results in a […]
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 […]
Presented by Harvesters Bill Arman and Jud Griggs.
We know that we will manage what we measure. A buyer will look at many of the same key factors that an owner would when considering whether a landscaping company […]
Don’t get caught in the whirlpool of throwing good money after bad! Do you have a project that you started that hasn’t achieved results yet? Are you are still investing […]
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 […]
Letting Go of the Bush This week we are revisiting the hard process of “letting go” after the closing with another example. In medium to large sized companies there are […]
Letting Go of the Bush Many sellers find the process of letting go of their company in the transition to new ownership much harder to do than they thought it […]