So, Who is Telling Your Story?
Little did I know, but just six months into my career in the turf industry, I learned what I consider to be the golden rule …
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Here’s to an Unsung Heroine
Several years ago, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) conducted an advertising campaign that positioned its members as the “unsung heroes” of the …
Sometimes, Simplicity is Simply Your Optimal Option
Jon Jennings keeps his green committee up to date by attaching photos to emails. Shannon Wheeler cuts a circle out of an old stop sign …
It’s Just Grass
When Mark Krick was pursuing a turfgrass degree at Michigan State University, he remembers professor Trey Rogers telling students that, in the grand scheme of …
The Ties that Bind
The hurricane also showed us another aspect of the human spirit – unconditional kindness. It is a quality that is not in short supply when …
Maybe Money Can Buy Happiness
A few months ago I used this column to discuss the concept of career happiness by analyzing the various shades of green the grass blades …
An Honest-to-God, Real-Life Leader
One of my all-time favorite sayings is: “A manager will spend most of his/her time telling others how good he/she is, while a leader will …
A Better Job, But a Happier Job?
“Don’t mess with happy.” It was a phrase I had never heard before, but it made a lot of sense. I was watching the NCAA …
Words Need to be as Loud as Actions
Nobody likes to be considered the black sheep of the family. That was my feeling as I talked with two PGA Tour agronomists. Both had …
The Advocators
Have you ever punched the numbers on your telephone slowly because you really didn’t want to talk to the person on the other end of …