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Three traits of high-performing companies

Three traits of high-performing companies

by Greg Herring | Aug 28, 2025 | Business Strategy, Growth, Mindset, Planning, Profit, Results

In my February article for Landscape Management (“The haves and the have-nots”), I analyzed the results of the 11th-annual Herring Group Benchmark Report. I broke down the differences between high performers (those with an operating profit greater than 10 percent) and...
Grow your Green: Owners must shift gears to grow well

Grow your Green: Owners must shift gears to grow well

by Greg Herring | Aug 28, 2024 | Business Strategy, Growth, Mindset

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on August 28th, 2024. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners.   Just like driving a vehicle with a manual...
Put the power of compounding to work for your business

Put the power of compounding to work for your business

by Greg Herring | Aug 9, 2023 | Business, Business Strategy, Growth, Mindset, Planning

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on August 29h, 2023. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners.   BrightView recently reported its results...
Questions to ask yourself as an owner of a landscape business

Questions to ask yourself as an owner of a landscape business

by Greg Herring | May 30, 2023 | Business Strategy, Leadership, Mindset, Planning

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on May 30, 2023. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. I like to ask questions. Sometimes I ask questions of...
Four habits all high-performing landscape companies share

Four habits all high-performing landscape companies share

by Greg Herring | Apr 6, 2023 | Leadership, Mindset, Planning, Profit

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on April 2, 2023 as a part of The Herring Group Benchmark Report recap series. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business...
Employees’ Guilt About Profits Hurts Your Business

Employees’ Guilt About Profits Hurts Your Business

by Greg Herring | Jan 14, 2019 | Business, Business Strategy, Growth, Leadership, Mindset, People, Planning, Pricing, Profit, Results

Many people think your company makes too much money. What do your employees think? Do they have guilt about profits? (Note: this post was originally published on August 29th, 2016. It has been updated to reflect new data.) According to a Pew Research Center poll in...
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