I didn’t set out to be anyone’s boss. I learned to lead a team the same way I learned everything else in this business — by getting it wrong first.
This category is where I share what actually works when you’re the one responsible for other people’s paychecks, mistakes, and mornings: hiring your first landscaping crew member when you can’t afford to get it wrong, training seasonal staff for a flower attraction or glamping business, learning to delegate after years of doing everything yourself, and rebuilding trust with a team after a business setback. It also covers what nobody tells you about business partnerships — because Dream Garden only survived once I stopped trying to run it alone.
If you’re hiring your first employee, managing a landscaping crew, or learning to lead people instead of just working alongside them, you’re in the right place. No leadership theory here — just what happened when I had to actually do it.
