“The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality of the roses, not to hurt the bush” — Florence Littauer Our horticulture crews are just wrapping up our first round of shrub and ornamental trimming for the year. Our crews use trimmers to cleanly cut off the tips of branches, and remove old growth, to clean … Read more
“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life” — Jocko Willink Leadership is not just about making decisions and giving orders, it’s about taking responsibility for your actions and their consequences. Great leaders are not … Read more
“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.” ― John C. Maxwell Leadership is not just about setting goals and achieving results. It’s about influencing, guiding, and inspiring people to reach the best versions of themselves. In the fast-paced and ever changing world we are leading in today, … Read more
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly” — Jim Rohn Do you ever look at highly successful people and wonder how they do it? Maybe … Read more
“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” ― Edward Everett Hale Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his … Read more
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.“ – Benjamin Franklin The most successful leaders are committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. And the ones who are successful in doing so all have something in common – They ALWAYS are looking for ways to get better! Knowledge … Read more
“Braggarts build themselves up, jealous people tear others down, but only loving people builds others up.” ― Alexander Strauch We tend to overcomplicate good leadership. It’s like adding more ingredients to my son’s delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe when the simplest of ingredients are what make it best. Based on all of my many years … Read more
“If you help people get what they want, they will help you get what you want.” — Zig Ziglar When you think of the word “Servant”, what comes to mind? Do you think of a person at the bottom of the chain performing a task for someone else’s benefit that is higher up on the chain of command? … Read more
“Hey boss, we have a problem!” When we follow our calling to be leaders, get used to hearing that phrase(for a time anyways).. It is never the size of your problem that is the problem. It’s a lack of momentum. Without momentum, even a tiny little obstacle can prevent you from moving forward. With momentum, … Read more
“We are the average of the five people we spend the most time with” — Jim Rohn When it comes to relationships, we are greatly influenced, whether we like it or want to admit it or not, by those closest to us. And a lot of times, we don’t even realized how influenced we are. … Read more