Growing day:Shutting down for a day to help improve employees' lives is pricey but worth it for one firm

摘要

Not too many business owners would help employees pursue a dream outside of their landscape career, but Todd Pugh isn't like most owners. In fact, some might even call him crazy for shutting down business for a day just to focus on employees' future aspirations. But Pugh believes that happy employees are better employees— even if they aren't ultimately going to stay with his company. That's the idea behind Growing Day, an event held for all 185 employees of his Louisville, Ohio-based company Todd'sEnvi-roscapes. This year's daylong meeting took place Nov. 3.Employees from all four of the company's branches came together at its headquarters to hear a variety of guest speakers for the second annual Growing Day. Pugh, CEO, hand-picked the speakers not only from the green industry but from the worlds of finance, insurance and manufacturing.