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by a searcher from Temple University - The Fox School of Business
in Philadelphia, PA, USA

1yr ago

Hiring a landscaping GM

2 years ago I purchased a residential and commercial landscaping company. Over the next year I will be replacing both the seller ( we agreed to a 3 year term of employment) and I was planning on replacing his general manager. The current GM oversees the crews but very little else. I have looked at other landscaping companies where the GM can sell to clients, keep the crews operating efficiently as well as several other duties so I feel like I could hire someone much more capable. But then that prompts the question, next year when the seller retires and I replace him with a new CEO, what is he going to be focused on. Would appreciate any insights from other landscaping company owners as it relates to hiring "key employees" in terms of how they think about responsibilities, comp, etc.

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Hillsdale College in New York, NY, USA

Two years goes by fast! You might not need a CEO if you have a GM who can do all of that. On the other hand, you might need an ops manager and a separate GM/CEO. For small businesses I don't like to call the lead person the CEO becasue it makes it more complicated if you do add-ons and nee a multi-site CEO. GM is implicitly focused on one location, and largely on operations.

Give me a call! I'd like to hear how the business is doing and learn from what you've done.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Hey buddy, long time… shoot me an email and I’ll give you a buzz when your free redacted