HighGrove http://www.highgrove.net Comprehensive landscape, land services and water management programs Tue, 14 May 2013 18:43:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Our New Look is Rolling Out http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/our-new-look-is-rolling-out?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-new-look-is-rolling-out http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/our-new-look-is-rolling-out#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:34:34 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1242 A year ago we completed a Branding Study for HighGrove.  It was a fabulous process and has really helped us to understand what the market place believes about our brand.  This has helped us to revise our message and marketing … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/our-new-look-is-rolling-out/feed 0 An Apology is Demanded http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/an-apology-is-demanded?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-apology-is-demanded http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/an-apology-is-demanded#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 02:43:25 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1210 Recently WSB TV ran a story about changes in Georgia’s immigration laws.  It was a very negative story and was filled with many unsubstantiated and incorrect “facts” about Georgia companies.  In this story they used video footage of our crews … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/an-apology-is-demanded/feed 0 “Do a Good Job Teaching Your Son Something and You’ve Taught Your Grandson Too…” http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/do-a-good-job-teaching-your-son-something-and-youve-taught-your-grandson-too?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-a-good-job-teaching-your-son-something-and-youve-taught-your-grandson-too http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/do-a-good-job-teaching-your-son-something-and-youve-taught-your-grandson-too#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:44:58 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1202 What a great quote.  I wish I could take credit for it but I can’t.  I heard it today from our Director of Operations, Gary Tomlinson.  Gary shared this quote with me as he was telling me about our training … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/do-a-good-job-teaching-your-son-something-and-youve-taught-your-grandson-too/feed 0 HighGrove is #95 in the Landscape Management top 150 http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/highgrove-is-96-in-the-landscape-management-top-150?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=highgrove-is-96-in-the-landscape-management-top-150 http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/highgrove-is-96-in-the-landscape-management-top-150#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:17:11 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1191 We are very proud to be recognized in the Landscape Management Magazine list of the Top 150 largest landscape companies in the country.  Our goal is not growth for growth’s sake or to be the biggest in the country.  Our … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/highgrove-is-96-in-the-landscape-management-top-150/feed 1 This PDF Stands for “Pretty Damn Fantastic” http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/this-pdf-stands-for-pretty-damn-fantastic?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-pdf-stands-for-pretty-damn-fantastic http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/this-pdf-stands-for-pretty-damn-fantastic#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2012 02:49:05 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1184 It is way more than a PDF, but that is what it is called.  Communication is such a critical part of building and maintaining a strong culture in a company.  As part of our Strategic Planning process this year, we … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/this-pdf-stands-for-pretty-damn-fantastic/feed 0 Sometimes You have to Disappear to Improve Your Leardership http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/sometimes-you-have-to-disappear-to-improve-your-leardership?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sometimes-you-have-to-disappear-to-improve-your-leardership http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/sometimes-you-have-to-disappear-to-improve-your-leardership#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:57:31 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1133 Many years ago I read and article about ways in which Microsoft fostered innovation.  The story explained that once per year Bill Gates would steal away to a private island location and work for days on ideas that Microsoft employees … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/sometimes-you-have-to-disappear-to-improve-your-leardership/feed 0 Never Giving Up is “Finger Lickin’ Good” http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/never-giving-up-is-finger-lickin-good?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=never-giving-up-is-finger-lickin-good http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/never-giving-up-is-finger-lickin-good#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 01:33:46 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1098 I get so tired sometimes listening to all the bickering, whining and complaining about the world we live in today.  The one realization we all need to remember is the WE made it this way.  I work my my tail … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/never-giving-up-is-finger-lickin-good/feed 0 A School Dynasty http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/a-school-dynasty?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-school-dynasty http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/a-school-dynasty#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 02:54:33 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1084 Some industries just do the coolest things.  Many people think that the Green Industry we belong to is just about cutting grass, pruning shrubs, killing bugs and finding the loudest hand-held machines produced on earth.  I am proud to say … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/green-industry/a-school-dynasty/feed 2 Can I get an Amen?! http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/can-i-get-an-amen?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-i-get-an-amen http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/can-i-get-an-amen#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 02:37:10 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1067 Last Thursday we had our third Town Hall meeting of the year.  We do these periodically to help with communication in our company.  We have grown so much in the last several years that it often seems like we rarely … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.highgrove.net/small-business-leadership/can-i-get-an-amen/feed 0 Next Level Green Solutions http://www.highgrove.net/water-management/next-level-green-solutions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=next-level-green-solutions http://www.highgrove.net/water-management/next-level-green-solutions#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 18:32:35 +0000 Jim McCutcheon http://www.highgrove.net/?p=1058 HighGrove is proud to be one of the original founders of the Next Level Network.  The group was founded 8 years ago to enable 7 of the top landscape companies from around the country to effectively act as a Board … Continue reading →

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