Team: The Power of Clarity in Your Vision

In this episode, Marty Grunder emphasizes the crucial role of having a clear vision for the future, particularly for 2025, to unite and inspire your team behind a common goal. Marty shares insights on defining your vision and why it should be developed now. The episode covers topics such as the importance of having a personal “superbowl” vision, drawing parallels between sports and business, and the significance of a well-defined vision for long-term success. Grunder also reflects on his early days, the value of visualizing success, and how a cohesive vision benefits the entire team.

Grunder Landscaping Vision and Mission

Our Vision: To be recognized as leaders and as a growing company that provides opportunities for our team.

Our Mission: Create opportunities for our team to grow and succeed by enhancing the beauty and value of every client’s property while exceeding their expectations every step of the way.

In This Episode:

• Have you seen the Pete Rose documentary?
• Your vision is your personal “superbowl” 
• Intensity and recovery - sports and business
• What is your vision for success? What does it look like in 1 year, 5 years?
• Marty’s daughter, soccer, and life preparation
• Visualizing a path for Grunder Landscaping in the early days
• When the team wins, everybody wins
• A vision takes time to get right
• Sign up for GROW! 2025
• Share with someone in landscaping, subscribe, like, share, and send us your show ideas and comments!

The Grow Show podcast is sponsored by STIHL and brought to you by The Grow Group - a leading coaching and education firm for landscape professionals. Your host is Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co., one of the most successful design-build operations of its kind in the Midwest. The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights that will help you grow your landscaping business.

Resources:

Book: The Power of Full Engagement   https://www.amazon.com/Power-Full-Engagement-Managing-Performance/dp/0743226755

Landscape Management Magazine  https://www.landscapemanagement.net/category/current-issue/

Interview Series: Sustaining a Company Culture with Joe Calloway  https://the-grow-show.castos.com/episodes/interview-series-sustaining-a-company-culture-with-joe-calloway-1

Virtual Sales Bootcamp https://www.growgroupinc.com/virtual-sales-bootcamp

Grunder Landscaping Fall 2024 Field Trips  https://www.growgroupinc.com/glc-fall-field-trips

Ten Step Sales Document  https://martygrunder-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/lindsey_growgroupinc_com/Eb-0p5KMrE5ElDHCgk_0AEcBdYMC2jTsX8KSddCbS_S9EA?e=bMxmx9

NALP Field Trip Sept 17-18, 2024 Chicago https://www.landscapeprofessionals.org/fieldtrip?utm_source=tgg&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=field_trip_2024

GROW! 2025 Feb 25-27, Columbus OH  https://www.growgroupinc.com/grow-2025

The Grow Group  https://www.growgroupinc.com/

Grunder Landscaping  https://grunderlandscaping.com/

Marty Grunder LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/martygrunder/

Stihl  https://www.stihlusa.com/