Vulnerability-Based Trust
Running a successful landscape company is not only about the right processes in estimation and production, accurate pricing, or happy clients. While these are each extremely important, the culture of your team is an extremely critical piece of the...
Accountability vs Blame
At Two Twelve Advisors landscape business consultants, we understand the importance of fostering a culture of accountability in the workplace. Navigating the differences between accountability vs blame can be difficult but is crucial to your landscape business...
Set The Tone: Make Your Team Uncomfortable
Whether your company has defined responsibilities by role or not, every individual should have results they are responsible for. Maybe they have tasks they are always responsible for, or maybe there are one-time projects or items they have committed to. While...
The Challenge of Implementing Structure
We talk a lot about how important it is to have systems, processes, and structure. These tools are the sturdy foundation for a successful, growing company. As a business owner trying or considering making changes in this direction, you will experience push back. Your...
Leading Through Change
If your company has a goal of growth of any kind (revenue, team, system, etc.) you’re going to experience, or already are, a period of change. No matter how big or small the changes are, it is not uncommon to encounter the challenges of employee pushback and cultural...
Generating Motivation at Work
Motivation is a key element to efficiency, success, and positive culture in a workplace. Being in the labor industry, motivation to work physically hard is an additional factor other industries do not face. Individuals are motivated in their own unique way, and as a...
4 Qualities of a Great Landscape Leader
As leaders in the landscape business consulting industry, we understand that qualities of a good leader play a pivotal role in shaping the success of your landscaping company. Landscape owners who aspire to foster an accountability culture, initiate a strategic blend...
Are you in your own way?
“Paralysis by Analysis,” you’ve likely heard this term before. This term describes the inefficiency we create for ourselves when we get stuck on something, a problem, idea, etc. And rather than moving on, we have let it become the focus, stopping us from moving...
Building a Culture of CARE.
Having consulted several different companies, from various parts of the country, each with unique cultures, I have realized the importance of one word. Care. Owners who genuinely care for their employees can build strong cultures, no matter the hardships the company...
Stand by your Processes, Empower your Employees!
When you hear about the importance of defining processes and sticking to them, the focus is typically on the benefit of the company. It creates flow and consistency, allows for less confusion, and is beneficial when training an employee. This is all true and...
Accountability Starts with You
Patrick Lencioni and the Table Group recently released a great episode on their podcast (click here to listen). It is only 20 minutes and is packed with great takeaways. The title is “Hold Yourself Accountable” and discusses accountability at work, specifically the...
The Cultural Effect of Fixed vs Growth Mindset
As leaders of your company, it is important to understand the difference between a Fixed and Growth Mindset. You should know what type of mindset you have and understand the mindsets of the people on your team. All of this can have a major impact on your companies’...
3 Key Elements to a Successful Process or Procedure
Here at Two Twelve Advisors, we are strong believers in the importance of process and procedure within an organization. Coming from experience in landscape business ownership and management, we know the pain of what happens when there isn’t a strong process in place....
How Aspire Software Can Influence Client and Employee Retention
A popular topic lately is the labor shortage in the landscape industry. When there is a labor shortage, your clients are likely to feel negative effects. Although we don’t have any hiring miracle pill, we can suggest that maximizing your use of Aspire Software can...
The Power of Time Blocking!
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: landscaping is a busy, fast-paced industry! No matter your position in the company, you must prioritize. Must Do’s Must Get Done! A great way to prioritize and organize is through time blocking.Time blocking can be defined...
Do you feel stretched thin between running errands for your team, fixing their mistakes, and doing your actual job?
Landscaping is a busy, fast-paced industry, for both the frontline workers and management. A common theme that adds to the stress of all parties, is enablement from management to the frontline team. Enablement occurs in many forms, but it comes down to this: If you...
As Leader of My Business, How Can I Personally Impact The Company’s Success?
You’ve implemented standard operation procedures, methods of accountability and verification, and you have educated your team. But you still aren’t fully seeing the results. You’re focusing on all the right things! So, the question is, what else can you do to impact...
Be a jerk!
The Table Group with Patrick Lencioni released a great podcast titled “Be a jerk” which discusses the importance of speaking raw truth to your team, especially when it is uncomfortable. Throughout their discussion they distinguish a difference between “jerk” and...
Maximizing Team Success: The Power of the 6 Types of Working Genius
Patrick Lencioni, founder of The Table Group, has defined six gifts, or skills, that are of high importance in a group. He calls these the “Six Genius’s”. The six types of Genius include Wonder, Invention, Discernment, Galvanizing, Enablement, and Tenacity....
Evaluating Your Company Culture
In the dynamic world of a landscaping business, cultivating a strong company culture is imperative for sustained success. A successful company requires building a strong culture. A fortified culture in the workplace not only inspires employee dedication but also...
Positive Interactions Every Time
One of our Core Values is “Positive Interactions Every Time”. This means intending to leave the other person feeling positively impacted after every conversation you have.This is easy when the conversation is about something positive! Or when it is with someone you...