Creating a Positive and Mindful Workplace Culture
The key component of creating a positive and mindful culture in the workplace is to foster an environment where employees feel cared for and respected. This is, of course, easier said than done.This culture generally has to be encouraged and exemplified by those in managerial and leadership positions. If those in leadership are mistreating or […]
Safety Belongs at the Root of Your Tree Care Company
Safety isn’t always sexy. It’s true. In your role as an advanced tree care professional, your attention is easily pulled away by new equipment or that next project pursuit. And safety initiatives – especially ones that feel comprehensive and time consuming to implement – can easily take a backseat to more lucrative and low-hanging fruit. […]
TreeHugger Hopes to Encourage Others Through Accreditation
Dawna Deakins, whose husband, Denny, and son, Sean, co-own TreeHugger Complete Tree Care, based in the greater Des Moines area of Iowa, says she wants to promote TCIA Accreditation in the hope of encouraging other small tree care companies to pursue the credential. “We had the grit, grace, and dreams of most small-business owners, but […]
Transforming a Culture
Having started out with a 1990 Toyota pickup and a used Stihl MS200 chain saw, and after 10 years of pouring everything I had into building a company, I was faced with an existential crisis. Would the acquisition of a new, larger company cause the downfall of my entire organization? The thought of acquiring a […]
Chipping Away at Wood Waste While Creating Good Will
Scott Turner, president of Truetimber Arborists, an accredited, 20-year TCIA member company based in Richmond, Virginia, has many goals for his business, one of which is to reduce wood waste to zero. As it is for many tree care companies, wood-waste utilization is a major effort, though for Truetimber, generating revenue from it often is […]