Jennifer Lemcke, COO at Weed Man USA, is in charge of operations for one of the largest lawn care franchises in the world. She outlines how LCOs and landscapers can manage their days effectively and productively.

1. How to Use your Time
Productively
Jennifer Lemcke

2. Time Management
Time management is the act or process of
planning and exercising conscious control over
the amount of time spent on specific
activities, especially to increase effectiveness,
efficiency or productivity.

3. Time Management & Growing Your Business
• Stay Focused
• Stay Organized - Schedule
• Disconnect when needed
• Engage with the right people
• Disengage from the wrong people
• Develop a Business Plan – Short Term / Long Term
• Develop Personal/Family Goals
• Systemize your business
• Measure Results
• Attack Every Day with Meaning

4. Who Is Jennifer Lemcke?
• Mother
• Wife
• Daughter / Employee
• Chief Operating Officer
• Employer / Coach
• Friend

5. My Experience
• 1990 First Job – University of Ottawa
• 1992 Joins Weed Man - Franchise in Hull, QC
• 1993 Joins Weed Man – Franchise in Ottawa, ON
• 1997 Leads a team to help standardize all of the systems and processes
including all training material
• 1998 Leads the WEMMS Computer conversion across Canada and the US
(Implementation & Training)
• 2000 Joins Weed Man - Scarborough, ON
• 2000 Vice President of Turf Holdings Inc.
• 2005 Chief Operating Officer of Turf Holdings Inc.

6. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond
• Understanding where you are in the business cycle
– Infancy Stage
– Adolescence Stage
– Mature Stage

7. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond
• Understanding what your business needs in these
cycles
– Infancy Stage
– Adolescence Stage
– Mature Stage

8. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond
• Infancy Stage
• Business planning
• Stay focused on growth
• Retention: customer service
• Eliminate waste
• Develop systems for consistency

9. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond
• Adolescent Stage
• Business planning
• Systemizing your business – Sample Checklist
• Hiring the right people
• Employees aligned with company goals
• Organization charts
• Focus on training
• Measuring Results
• Coaching / Leading the right behavior

10. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond

11. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond

12. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond
• Mature Stage
• Business planning
• Long range planning (10 year plans)
• Continue to develop systems
– Support growth
– Dashboards
– KPI – Key Performance Indicators
• Stay people focused
» Develop Leaders

13. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond

14. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond

15. Getting to a Million Dollar Business and Beyond

16. What does this have to do with time management?
• Time Investment
– Hiring the right people
– Training people
– Measuring people
– Coaching people
– Inspire people

17. Time Investment
• Delivers Time
– Allows you to focus on being strategic
– Creates an opportunity for growth
– People want to be part of a winning
team/business
– Allows you to develop personal goals
– Allows you to help others achieve their personal
goals

18. How to get there?
• Stay Focused
• Stay Organized - Schedule
• Disconnect when needed
• Engage with the right people
• Disengage from the wrong people
• Develop a Business Plan – Short Term / Long Term
• Develop Personal/Family Goals
• Systemize your business
• Measure Results
• Attack Every Day with Meaning

19. THANK YOU!
QUESTION & ANSWERS
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jennifer Lemcke
Jennifer.lemcke@weedmanusa.com
905-579-4000 Ext: 115