Getting and keeping good middle managers. (Viewpoint).
Landscape & Irrigation, July, 2003
To coin the title of an old Marvin Gaye song, "I heard it through the grapevine."
Among owners of landscape and irrigation contracting companies, it's an angst-ridden marketplace today. Those without great middle managers want to find them, and those with great middle managers want to keep them.
I recently heard about an interesting concept (through the e-mail grapevine) from Color Landscapes of Burlington, N.C. The idea is worth passing on to you because--according to company president Michael Dickey--it could pay off big-time in employee dedication and loyalty.
A new sabbatical program at Color Landscapes rewards long-term employees with one full month's paid vacation. It allows team members time to "take an adventure and broaden their...
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