Seagull Safety and Leadership
This article started out looking at safety leadership and fairly quickly evolved into a message that applies to leadership in general. As such, I will often flip back and forth discussing “safety” and “leadership,” as they are similar from this perspective. Let’s start out with this question: What is seagull safety/leadership? While there is currently […]
Engaged Employees: How a Great Workplace Drives Profits
Hire motivated people who will help your business grow. That popular mantra for creating a productive workforce has always been easier said than done. And today the challenge is tougher than ever, thanks to slim pickings in the candidate pool. Many workers furloughed or exiled to home offices during the pandemic have been rethinking their […]
Bofinger’s Tree Service Builds Relationships Through Accreditation
When it comes to providing professional tree care, Bofinger’s Tree Service, a 13-year TCIA member company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, believes strongly in building relationships. The company started up in 2001 and is owned by George Bofinger, an ISA Certified Arborist, TRAQ certified arborist and a Baton Rouge native. George’s wife, Lacy, who provides […]
Telematics: Tracking Your Fleet Pays in Many Ways
The pandemic of 2020-21 created another trend for tree care companies, Tony Nicoletti observes. At a time when schedules are full and supply-chain delays have slowed manufacturing, there’s been an increase in stolen equipment. “One of the big issues that’s become more prevalent during the pandemic is the incidence of theft,” says Nicoletti, director of […]
Bay Area Arborist Cooperative Shares Strengths in Its Accreditation
It’s been said there’s strength in numbers, and that certainly is true in the case of the Bay Area Arborist Cooperative (BAAC). Based in San Francisco, California, BAAC is a 22-year TCIA member that has just recently been re-accredited – and it definitely was a cooperative effort that got them there successfully during a pandemic […]