Landscape Management, January 2019

PHOTOS LOU FERRARO PARK SOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY TOP SETH JONES 2018 LMGS GROUP PHOTO The 2018 LM Growth Summit included 20 attendees 10 partners six experts and one double rainbow see page 6 22 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET JANUARY 2019 Continued from page 21 Anuvia Plant Nutrients really represents a new category a new technology Barber says We reclaim organic inputs that would otherwise be discarded and we reprocess it into a homogenized renewable granule that performs as both an immediate and a slow release fertilizer Barber says that while he was there to educate the attendees he also spent an equal amount of time learning from the attendees We want to learn more about their businesses Barber says That was a key point to us attending that meeting We want to connect with that segment of the marketplace and we want to pass along our message of sustainability The one thing that stood out to Barber was the willingness of the attendees to learn about a new technology I think thats a key reason people attend the LM Growth Summit is to learn Barber says The people that are there want to see the newest cuttingedge technology in the marketplace PBI Gordon Corp Shawnee Kan based PBI Gordon Corp came to the LM Growth Summit with a common question for attendees If they could have an ideal product what would that product look like COVER STORY Building traction At the very start of this years LM Growth Summit consultant Ken Bogard kicked off the workshop session with a request Everyone stand up look at the person on either side of you and say goodbye The person next to you is not going to be the same person in three hours once we go through this process Bogard said He then led the lawn care attendees through the six components of the Entrepreneurial Operating System EOS vision people data issues process and traction outlined in the book Traction Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman Bogard a professional EOS implementer with Nexus Business Solutions in Grand Rapids Mich works with companies to integrate the EOS into their operations At the Growth Summit he challenged attendees to identify their one year three year and 10 year goals evaluate their employees and build a strong leadership team All attendees walked away having started their one page plans their roadmaps to creating traction and changing their companies for the better Mark Utendorf president of Emerald Lawn Care in Rolling Meadows Ill appreciated Bogards approach to introducing and breaking down the EOS Its all about execution so figure out what your priorities are and figure out what you can do to address those individual priorities he said If you break it into those pieces its much more manageable and less intimidating Abby Hart For LM readers who didnt join us at this years Growth Summit were giving away copies of Traction Get a Grip on Your Business To learn how you can get your copy visit LandscapeManagement net WebExtras THE NEWEST CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY Discussions at both Anuvia Plant Nutrients top and PBIGordon bottom focused on the latest and greatest products to help LCOs overcome their many challenges