The Grow Group

Great Idea: Use Metrics to Drive Decisions

I often remind my team at Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC) and my fellow landscape pros that good managers make good decisions with good information. When we pay attention to the right metrics and when our data is good, we can make smart decisions.

Great Idea: Our Attitude Determines Our Aptitude

Our fate is in our own hands.

Great Idea: What We've Learned in Nearly 30 Years of the GROW Conference

Have you been listening to The Grow Show? We've had some fantastic guests and episodes lately. Hopefully, you could listen to some episodes last week while pushing snow and salting surfaces. This week, our vice president, Vince Torchia, flipped the script and interviewed me on The Grow Show. We talked about the.

Great Idea: Do You Have the Right Mindset On Equipment?

Our landscaping companies rely on trucks and equipment to get our work done, and in many cases it helps us to get our work done safely, efficiently, and without throwing out our backs 😅

Great Idea: Can Your Team Tell Which Gas Can is Two-Cycle Fuel?

As part of our preparations for GROW!, one of our ACE Peer Groups visits our tour host each year for a dry run of the GROW! Facility Tour. It's a chance for us to walk the route our attendees will follow, listen to the presentations each of our station presenters has prepared, and fine-tune precisely what attendees.

Great Idea: Key to Success in Strategic Planning

Happy last day of 2023!

Great Idea: A Last Minute Christmas Gift

Happy Christmas Eve Grow Group Community!

Great Idea: Sort Your Tools

The power of an efficient team cannot be understated: in the companies that we work with through our ACE Peer Group Program in partnership with McFarlin Stanford, the most successful are the ones who are focused on operational efficiency alongside all their other priorities.

Great Idea: Give Your Sales Team Direction

Have you clearly set the direction for your sales team for 2024?

Great Idea: How Open Book Management Improves Company Culture

Transparency with our entire team at Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC) has been something that has dramatically improved our company culture since we implemented what we call our monthly Grow Meeting. As part of this meeting, we share financial information, key performance indicators, and plans and goals with our team.