By: Larry Fish, President The most pleasurable part of my job is the opportunity to interact with the best people in the green industry, and draw from their knowledge base regarding important people issues facing them now and in the future. One of those critical issues that prevails year after … [Read more...]
Who are the REAL heroes?
By: Larry Fish, President With the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor approaching on December 7th, it caused me to reflect on many of the things for which we should all be thankful. My thoughts were crystallized this year by comments that were made by a business associate of mine in … [Read more...]
HELP WANTED: People Interested in Green Industry Careers!!
By: Larry Fish, President During my business career, I had the good fortune to work for and with people whose approach to things could be best described as contrarian. Define a situation or show them a diagram of something and they always saw something different in it. They gave very little time … [Read more...]
Tips To Boost Your Productivity
By: Larry Fish, President Experts in the proper management of time tell us that we all have the same 24 hours in the day and that it is the way we choose to use that time that makes the difference in terms of one person’s being more productive than another. I don’t know about you, but being … [Read more...]
Incentive Compensation Plans That Work
By: Larry Fish, President Most business owners of landscape companies we consult with are looking for ways to manage their pay programs effectively and design incentive plans that will reward good performers in their companies. These are the people who have figured out that sharing some of the … [Read more...]
Rewards of Gold Medal Coaching
By: Larry Fish, President Coaching is a regular and natural method to improve performance in the world of sports and athletics. I think that candidates for green industry general management positions and owners of leading green industry companies can learn from these principles and become more … [Read more...]