Landscapers throughout the country are in the process of hiring new people to fill their crews. What will their first day be like? Harvester Ed is going to offer three […]
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Employees at the Liquor Store While on Company Time Steven Cesare, Ph.D. The other day, a business owner from Delaware contacted me to discuss a policy issue. The owner had […]
Always Have 2-on-1 for Employee Discipline Steven Cesare, Ph.D. The other day, a business owner from the state of Minnesota contacted me to discuss an employee disciplinary issue. In general, […]
Integrating Human Resources Programs When Acquiring a Company Steven Cesare, Ph.D. The other day, a business owner from Texas called me to discuss multiple, diverse issues related to buying another […]
The Three Human Resources Drivers of Company Success Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Indiana contacted me the other day about how overwhelmed he and his company have become […]
Know Your State’s Wage and Hour Laws Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from New York called me the other day to talk about various wage and hour issues including […]
The Harvesters are talking about a very important subject, innovation. Typically, The Harvesters find that companies that innovate have time to think, they are not running around frenetically. The people in […]
YOU MEAN EXEMPT, NOT SALARIED Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Wisconsin contacted me the other day to tell me that he wanted to make one of his “supervisors” […]
Some owners don’t have GPS systems in their vehicles because they think it’s expensive but owners who have them installed save so much money and have so much control, they […]
DISCRETIONARY AND NON-DISCRETIONARY BONUSES Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California contacted me the other day while he was developing his company compensation plan, and had a couple of […]
Harvester Bill talks with Angie who attended his Breakfast of Champions table in Louisville at NALP’S LANDSCAPES-2019. The subject of his table was, How to Recruit Needed People. Angie offers some […]
THE FLUCTUATING WORKWEEK Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Virginia contacted me the other day to discuss using the Fluctuating Workweek as a method for saving overtime wages normally […]
Harvester Bill is talking with David a client representative in the Chicago market for Mariani Landscaping. They are at the breakfast of champions at LANDSCAPES 2019. He sat in on […]
PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK: START-STOP-KEEP Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Minnesota contacted me the other day to discuss his upcoming 90-day performance review with the new Office Manager. The Office […]
EMPLOYEE AS THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Massachusetts contacted me the other day to discuss a series of rumors he had heard about […]
In this quick video, watch as Harvester Alison talks with Nate Moses from Greenville, S.C. at LANDSCAPES-19, In Louisville, KY this Fall. The subject of their discussion that morning was […]
In the video today, Harvester Bill is talking with Lee one of the attendees at his Breakfast of Champions table at LANDSCAPES-19 in Louisville, KY this Fall. The subject was […]
EXEMPT EMPLOYEES DOCKING PAY AND DEDUCTING TIME Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Hawaii contacted me the other day to discuss an exempt employee who routinely leaves work early, […]
This week Harvester Steve Cesare talks with Kyle Onorato an account manager from Yard Apes in New Milford, Connecticut. Kyle sat in on Harvester Steve’s breakfast of champions table where […]
EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK DISTRIBUTION PROCESS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Maine contacted me the other day because we had just revised her Company’s Employee Handbook and now had to […]
The Harvesters are on he trade show floor in Louisville, KY talking with Johnathan Jouban the owner of Signature Estates Lawn and Landscaping from Spring City, Tennessee and his daughter […]
Sales Commission Agreements Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Minnesota contacted me the other day to discuss a proposed compensation plan for the company salesperson. During the discussion, I […]
The Harvesters interview Antonio Zeppa owner of Zeppa’s Landscaping Service, they’re at LANDSCAPES-19 in Louisville, KY on the trade show floor. Antonio shares numerous ideas he learned from the convention […]
FOUR-STEP INTERACTIVE PROCESS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. I was recently contacted by an Office Manager from a company in Georgia to discuss an apparent workers’ compensation issue. The Office Manager informed […]