Round Down Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Texas called me the other day to talk about his company’s employee performance appraisal process. First off, I was extremely pleased […]
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Companies that successfully grow through repeated acquisitions make their efforts almost look easy from the outside. As a former corporate buyer, I can tell you that under that smoothly gliding […]
Three Vehicle Insurance Policy Questions Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Georgia called me the other day regarding a vehicle accident involving one of her work crews and another vehicle. […]
But I am Still in Pain Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Washington state called me the other day about a workers’ compensation issue. Several months prior to our telephone […]
Most of the business owners I speak with tell me they know what their customers need and want. They know they are meeting and exceeding their customers’ expectations. How do […]
What is a private equity (PE) group anyway? In simple terms, it is a group of investors who have committed capital to make investments based on a set of criteria […]
Performance Appraisal Rating Anchors Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from New York contacted me the other day to talk about using employee performance appraisals to drive more accountability in her […]
This is a reminder to avoid the tyranny of the urgent! Before you enter the busy season make the time for your Big Priorities. The time management training I’ve had […]
Rest in Peace Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner contacted me the other day seeking advice related to the worst possible news: An employee died on the job. For […]
How important is it to have contracts with clients? Does having contracts become more important when I am thinking of selling my business? I’ll bet that the majority of landscaping […]
Competency Triangulation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Virginia contacted me the other day seeking lucidity to the bureaucratic essence of human resources. Even though she was exerting considerable effort […]
Be Ready for the Three Questions Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Missouri contacted me the other day to talk about the performance evaluation process in her company. The conversation […]
Many entrepreneurs underestimate the power of a good business plan in helping them start and build a profitable business. Most people think of a Business Plan as a document for […]
Last month I was speaking with a landscape company owner about his game plan for 2021 and beyond. He explained that he had a great year in 2020 and had […]
Simple Survey Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day to express his sense that team morale at his company was waning. He didn’t know […]