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| Page 1 of 10 | Previous | Next | LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK DECEMBER 29, 2011  Quick Tips for Better Employee Reviews In small business, employee reviews are often put off, and even ignored. Many owners see these review settings as ‘setting the table for a pay raise discussion’, and when the performance/profits aren’t living up to expectations, employee reviews can be seen as doing more harm than good. Employees believe they are not being measured. Employee turnover. | LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK FEBRUARY 2, 2011  Encouraging Employees to Think Like Entrepreneurs || Landscape. Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales Encouraging Employees to Think Like Entrepreneurs We all want people who think like us – smart, goal-oriented, business-minded people who are just as passionate and motivated about work as we are. However, to really get your employees thinking like owners it’s going to take more than just preaching productivity. momentum. | | | | | |
| LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK NOVEMBER 11, 2011  How to Interview and Hire Better Landscape Employees ” Bill looked at Dan right in the eye, “Because those same employees who don’t hand in that form are all the same employees who don’t show up on the day they’re hired, or who work for 3 days until they find something easier, or who drag their boots around because they could care less. I just need 3 or 4 more good field staff… “ Dan said to Bill over a coffee. | BUILDERS COUNSEL SEPTEMBER 8, 2011  Contractors Should Use Caution In Terminating Employees Here’s a popular question: “Can’t I just fire my “at will&# employees?&# Contractors typically hire all employees as “at will&# employees. “At will&# means that the employee can be terminated at any time for any legally permissible reason (excluding things like age, gender, sexual preference, etc.). But certification, training, etc.) | CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 New Employee Rights Posting As of November 14, 2011, most private sector employers are required to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Employee Rights Under the NLRA poster, 11 x 17 version (pdf). Employee Rights Under the NLRA poster, two-page 8.5 Hang this poster by November 14, 2011. The 11-by-17-inch notice should be posted in a conspicuous place, where other notifications of workplace rights and employer rules and policies are posted. The posters are available below for download and printing. Poster Downloads. x 11 version (pdf | MARKUP AND PROFIT DECEMBER 20, 2010 Money Saving Tip #27 – Employee Reviews Dec 20 Money Saving Tip #27 – Employee Reviews Tweet Review employee performance and pay once a year. This procedure should be well documented in your employee manual and it will save you much time and expense dealing with the same issue(s) over and over. If you have employees but don’t have an employee manual, it’s not too late. Check out our Employee Manual specifically for construction-related businesses. Do You Know Your Employees? Our Money Saving Tips are for contractors looking for ideas on how to reduce costs and saving money. | | | | | | | |
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MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 Employees Asking for Draws
Jun 22 Employees Asking for Draws Tweet I heard from one of my buddies about an employee of his who is constantly having money issues. Gang, if you have employees like this that are good workers, just poor money managers, get them some help. It is hard to find good employees that can get in and get the job done. You are not a bank, and you do not need the distraction of an employee constantly asking you for loans or draws against their labor. Do You Know Your Employees? He said, “You would think the world was coming to an end. Great site. MORE >> -
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2011  How to Get the Most Out of Employee Evaluations || Landscape.
Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales How to Get the Most Out of Employee Evaluations Many business owners dread giving out end-of-the-year employee performance evaluations – so much so that, oftentimes, employers will eschew the process all together. The one in which your employees are gunning for more money and you’re forced to confront the request head-on. But despite the dread or fear of giving them out, employee reviews are essential to the positive development of your company. You know? Such is the nature of a business owner’s job. MORE >> -
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011  Employee Bonuses: 6 Steps to Creating an Effective Bonus System.
Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales Employee Bonuses: 6 Steps to Creating an Effective Bonus System Owners get paid when the business succeeds, therefore, they work harder. Employees get paid hourly – they might very well be motivated to work slower. Here’s an employee bonus system to help you bridge this gap. You know that if your people operated day in and day out like invested owners, instead of regular employees, your profits would likely be more than double what they are today. Things happen faster, with less mistakes. MORE >> -
BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011  Construction Companies and Employee Social Media Use
For now, enjoy this article on the risks involved with employee social media use. You run a construction company and your employees use social media. How do my employees use social media? Employees can send designs, submit specifications, discuss on-site incidents, divulge bids, and enter into contracts – all through use of social media. You also understand the risks of permitting employees to have too much authority, or at least what is perceived as authority. Can I control how my employees use social media? There are some things to think about. MORE >> -
MARKUP AND PROFIT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010 Your Employee Manual — Time to Review and Update!
Oct 15 Your Employee Manual — Time to Review and Update! Tweet We are rapidly approaching the time of year when you should review and update your employee manual. To begin, think back over everything that’s happened this year concerning your employees. Next, review your existing employee manual to make sure what is written is what you are doing. You want an updated employee manual complete so that when you start conducting your annual employee reviews, you can have them sign a new employee manual for next year. Great site. Or Fixing? MORE >> - Money Saving Tip #24 – Employee Issues MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010
- How to Recognize the Qualities of Superstar Employees || Landscape. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
- How not to manage your employees LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- Fire Your Relatives. Scare Your Employees. And Stop Whining – So. CONSTRUCTONOMICS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2010
- Four Ways to Create A Motivating Environment for Your Employees. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
- New Employee Rights Posting (legislation delayed until 1/31/2012) CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- Money Saving Tip #21 – Employee Bonuses MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010
- Tax Treatment of Subs versus Employees MARKUP AND PROFIT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
- Geolocation Helps Fleet Managers, Intimidates Mobile Employees THE SMART VAN | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
- How to Develop a Field Service Employee Hiring Process THE SERVICE COACH | TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- HVAC Business Owner Says Employees Need to Clean up Their Act THE SMART VAN | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011
- Workplace Trust and Employee Productivity: How The Two Go Hand-In. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- E-Verify Is Not Ready, So The Legal Workforce Act Should Wait. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
- HVAC Managers: Don’t Skimp on Employee Training THE SMART VAN | FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011
- Providing the Right Climate for Superstar Employees || Landscape. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
- Macy’s Gives Employees a Tablet Makeover THE SMART VAN | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011
- Spring Pruning – Are You Hanging on to Poor Employees Too Long? LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- Can you fire an employee while they are out on a workers' comp claim? CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- The 3 Things to Look For In the Pursuit of Great Employees. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
- How Not To Manage Your New Service Tech | The SmartVan THE SMART VAN | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- How to find and hire superstar employees LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Every Contractor With a Family Should Buy Workers' Compensation. CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- Is Your Construction Company Misclassifying Workers? CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- The Root of Great Employees: Great Training || Landscape. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011
- Spring Stress… (and How to Beat It) LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011
- Money Saving Tip #10 – Cell phone use MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
- Social Media Policy or Police? CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
- The things that matter. MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- What if your roof collapsed tomorrow? CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
- Service Organizations Must Value Innovation to Deliver Improved Service THE SMART VAN | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- Real Contractor Stories: Nathan Helder of Gelderman Landscaping. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Field Technician? Field Service Engineer? What’s In a Name? More Than You Think THE SMART VAN | MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
- Money Saving Tip #18 – Hire Smart MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
- Gear Up for Old Man Winter DIRT TALK | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
- Money Saving Tip #14 – Make them think MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
- Money Saving Tip #15 – Time cards MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
- 5 Social Media Training Tips CONSTRUCTION MARKETING BLOG | THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011
- Washington Court Limits Lien Rights Construction Managers BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Paying it forward CONSTRUCTUBE | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- How to Build a Company of Problem Solvers LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
- The Value of Good People and Good Systems || Landscape Management. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- How To Challenge An Unemployment Claim in Louisiana | Monitoring. CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- Save a Legal Fee: Making a Wage Claim Without Calling an Attorney BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Contractor Marketing Video Tip: Have a Social Media Policy DARREN SLAUGHTER | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010
- Encourage Techs to Use iPads for Play? It Works for Coca-Cola THE SMART VAN | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
- Construction companies lightly represented in Fortune's Top 100. CONSTRUCTONOMICS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010
- Construction Engineering Workers on Demand TRAIN4TRADESKILLS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
- Green Buildings = Benjamin Green! COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
- Slash Waste, Boost Profits With Time Spent on Billable Work. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- Benefits of a Field Service Job Checklist THE SERVICE COACH | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
- Scaffold collapse injuries lead to fine SCAFFMAG | THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
- DoubleDutch HYVE: Like Foursquare for Field Service THE SMART VAN | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
- Aligning Your People With Your Values and Creating Company Culture. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011
- Beware of the Changes in the Contractual Indemnification Laws in Texas KMDA LEGAL | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
- 5 Ways to Outwit and Outprice your Competition in 2012 LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
- email records retention can be tricky CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
- Beware of the Changes in the Contractual Indemnification Laws in Texas KMDA LEGAL | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
- NJLCA + Foley CAT Bring the Hottest Workshop In the Landscape Industry to New Jersey LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011
- Differentiating Between Leased or Temporary Workers CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011
- Train4TradeSkills News: Wickes to give self-employed tradesmen a helping hand TRAIN4TRADESKILLS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- 3 Ways to Make Sure You Hire the Right Service Technician THE SMART VAN | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
- Morale // Brand BRAND CONSTRUCTION | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012
- Trusting the Craft Labor TEMPEST BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
- How to Attract, Grow and Retain Field Service Technician Talent THE SERVICE COACH | FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011
- Distribution Update: Emerson sells motor business to Japanese firm DISTRIBUTION UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010
- Arizona Construction Salary Survey Says… CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
- Service Design: The Most Important Term You Haven’t Heard Of THE SMART VAN | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
- Planning for Success with Standardized Operational Systems. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
- The Power of LinkedIn for Construction Marketing (Part 1 of 2) CONSTRUCTION MARKETING BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011
- 5 Tips to Attract Talented Field Service Technicians or Engineers THE SERVICE COACH | TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011
- Back Again in Michigan! MNLA + Michigan CAT Host LMN Business Management Workshop in Feb 2012 LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
- Not Twitter, not Google Circles, not Quora, but Subjot! CONSTRUCTION MARKETING UK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
- Rising Demand for Welders WELD MY WORLD | FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011
- Mobile Device Liability – Corporate vs. Individual THE SMART VAN | TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011
- Construction marketing: Empowerment or entitlement (or both) CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
- The Beauty of Public RFPs….And Of Course The Ugly CONSTRUCTONOMICS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
- Back to the Basics: Workers' Compensation CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- Sainsbury’s, social media winners Christmas 2011. CONSTRUCTION MARKETING UK | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
- Google+ Plus for Contractors CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011
- What Ever Happened With Those Crane Accidents in 2008? CONSTRUCTONOMICS | SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010
- Beat the Heat with These 4 Field Service Scheduling and Dispatch Tips THE SERVICE COACH | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
- Construction: What’s Your “X” factor? CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- Build a Better Landscape Business Workshop w/ Blanchard CAT LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
- Raising Standards for the Industry TRAIN4TRADESKILLS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- Construction Photography Best Practices CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
- Money Saving Tip #8 – Sub-Contractor Agreement MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
- Convincing Reluctant Knowledge Owners to Contribute: The Carrot and The Stick THE SMART VAN | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- Holt CAT Brings Their Customers The Hottest Workshop in the Green Industry (Dallas, TX) LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012
- 5 Tips to Attract Talented Field Service Technicians or Engineers THE SERVICE COACH | TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011
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