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...

BrightView Update: Employee Turnover and Customer Retention

by Greg Herring | Aug 21, 2025 | BrightView, Business, People, Planning

BrightView released its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, and hosted a call with investment analysts recently. There were several disclosures that BrightView’s competitors will find interesting.  BrightView continues to focus on improving employee retention...

Take advantage of opportunities created by private equity competitors

by Greg Herring | Apr 30, 2024 | Business Strategy, Planning

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on April 18, 2024. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. It’s no secret that I’m bullish about owner-operated...

Grow your Green: These numbers tell a story

by Greg Herring | Feb 22, 2024 | Business, Forecasting, Growth, Planning, Pricing, Profit, Reports

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on February 22th, 2024. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners.   The Herring Group recently completed its...

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

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...