GREENVILLE, South Carolina – Bruce Wilson & Company, a leading landscape and green industry provider of business management advisory services, has announced a strategic partnership with Pacific Crest Group, a privately-held outsourced solutions firm based in San Rafael, California, that provides specialized expertise in risk management, compliance and labor law, payroll operations, strategic accounting, employee development systems, and organizational performance. […]
Read MoreWords of Wilson features a rotating panel of consultants from Bruce Wilson & Company, a landscape consulting firm. Job openings are at record highs, yet many landscape businesses can’t fill positions and struggle to keep up with demand. In a “Help Wanted” market, maybe the solution is right under your nose. If you have a […]
Read MoreThe intense speed at which tech is moving, along with the strategic and competitive advantages a digitally run organization provides, make it more critical than ever to stay ahead of the curve rather than play catch up. The question is not if we need someone to handle tech; it is determining how technology fits into […]
Read MoreWords of Wilson features a rotating panel of consultants from Bruce Wilson & Company, a landscape consulting firm. No one came out of the pandemic craving more Zoom. Everyone has told me as our industry emerges from a different kind of tech bubble. After a year working in the cloud, technology fatigue has never been […]
Read MoreAre you preparing for monumental shifts in commercial real estate segment models? Do you even know how your clients’ business models are changing? Or how changes in their industry will impact changes in yours? Working with contractors of all sizes and service offerings across the country, the successful ones have one thing in common: they […]
Read MoreAs a baseball-loving kid growing up in New York, opening day for spring training was my favorite day of the year. Summer was just around the corner and everything was good. Spring training’s emphasis on fundamentals – practicing routine plays, throwing techniques and form, base running, etc. – isn’t all that different from the basics […]
Read MoreCustomers no longer seek landscape companies to execute tasks or simply be good at what they do. There’s a post-pandemic, pent-up demand for not only re-connecting at a relationship level, but customers are expecting their service partners to serve up a winning return on investment. Landscape businesses that cling to their tactically-driven past could lose […]
Read MoreThere are any number of powerful lessons we can learn about strategy. Painfully, they often come after we forge ahead without one. Strategy will always be the way to win the battle for customers. And while most companies consider strategy through annual planning, I wonder if once a year is enough to win the war […]
Read MoreThere are generally five reasons companies bring in consultants. They include: Needing expertise not available internally; Managing change on important projects; Gaining an objective outside perspective; Attaining additional resources for internal/existing projects; and Backing up management’s opinion. The first three reasons tend to bring more value to the company. The last two–while sometimes may be […]
Read MoreMost landscape companies have managed to navigate the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Thanks to the vaccine, we may see the economy and consumer spending rebound this year. However, it is unclear if the damage done by shutdowns and high unemployment will have lingering effects on recovery. I think it would be wise […]
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