Educate for Understanding, Train for Skill
That's the title of a recent posting from Sid Raisch's Horticultural Advantage Blog. In this this particular posting he advocates for the value of educating yourself and your employees. Where do you fit in his scenario?
- You can train your people and they may leave, OR
- you can fail to train them and they will remain incompetent, unproductive and on your payroll
- You can educate and they can contribute to the growth, development, stability and profitability of your business.
If you continue to fear what educated employees may do, he suggested you fear the following instead:
- Fear your best people will leave if you do not provide educational opportunities
- Fear things will change and that you and your people will be unprepared to adapt
- Fear that your competitors will invest in education and training
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| Education into Action | |
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Linda Zoerb owner of La Crosse Floral, La Crosse, Wisconsin, in a totally unrelated interview at the OFA, relates how she puts the above theories into action in her business.
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| Save the Date(s) - Speaking of Education |
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| Commercial Flower Growers Fall Conference
Wednesday, October 13
Natural Beauty Greenhouses, Denmark, WI
Speakers:
Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha, WI
Speakers:
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| 2012 Perennial Plant of the Year |
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The Perennial Plant Association is asking you to vote foro the 2012 Plant of the year. Four plants have been nominated by members of the PPA. Voting is open until October 9.
The four nominees are: |
| Point of Sale Systems | |
| If times are tough, why would three retailers decide to make such a significant purchase now?
Read why they felt this was an appropriate move now. |
| Maximizing Holiday Sales | |
Consider new crops and different approaches to old varieties. This article in Today's Garden Center provides some ideas. |
| Concerns and Ideas From the Top 100 Growers | |
Leaders from Top 100 operations gathered July 12 for Greenhouse Grower's Sound Off for Top 100 Growers at OFA Short Course in Columbus, Ohio.
Marketing consultant Jerry Montgomery, Texas A&M's Charlie Hall, ANLA's Craig Regelbrugge and the University of Georgia's (UGA) Allan Armitage each shared impressions of the spring market with Top 100 Growers, who brought up their own industry concerns with the four on-hand experts.
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| 2011 Spring Colors | |
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Pantone has released their fashion color report. For those who are interested they are:
- Honeysuckle
- CoralRose
- Beeswax
- Regatta
- Lavender
- Blue Curacao
- Peapod
- Silver Peony
- Russet
- Silver Cloud
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