Every October thousands of landscape company owners and managers descend upon Louisville, Kentucky for the largest green industry expo and conference in the US. The conference is action packed with classes and seminars for companies, as well as serving as an opportunity for some good old-fashioned tire-kicking on all the newest equipment that the expo center holds. With so much going on and so much to see it can really be hard to choose what you would like to see and do. So this year, with the GIE recently behind me, I figured I’d write a little recap of what are the best things to attend during the conference and what to avoid. Let me first start off saying for those who might be…
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About 20 years ago I attended a business conference and as part of the seminar they made us all take a personality test. To be honest it felt a little hokey and a bit like going to a fortune teller. I didn’t believe that this test was going to truly be able to pin down what kind of person I was but in the interest of the conference and curiosity, I took it. After we took the test, the presenter went into depth about all the different personality types and what it meant to be each type. I was completely floored at how accurate my score was. I definitely fit the mold for my personality type. It was as though he were reading personality…
Categories: Business Practices, Landscape Management
As the president of a small business, I sometimes feel like the sheriff of an old western town. Some days are great; my whole town loves me. The constituents think I have great ideas. They want to be a part of my posse and uphold the law when I’m not around. There was even talk of a parade in my honor! (As humble sheriff, I declined.) Then there are days when I just don’t feel the love. It’s lonely being sheriff. Everyone blames me for the town’s faults. They get mad at me when I have to make tough decisions for the betterment of the town like fining people or making people get out of Dodge or in my case, Dukesville. All in all,…
Categories: Business Practices, Landscape Management
