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Merrick Mondays: Under Pressure
You always want to do and look your best. Most people do but we all know sh&% happens. The larger portion of folks you work for understand this, and you will most likely never hear from them. The next largest portion of people understand, but voice their views...
Welcome, Chris Ball CSFM to the Genesis Team!
Ball joins the Genesis Team with a vast knowledge of professional sports fields, NCAA fields/facilities, contractors, and municipalities, as well as a highly decorated Minor League Baseball career as a Certified Sports Turf Manager. Previously, with the Ewing Sports...
Merrick Mondays: The Assistant Superintendent
I was an Assistant Super before becoming a Course Superintendent, so I knew what I wanted to see when hiring these individuals, but what I found was a bit different from what I thought. It is not that these people are dedicated to this job in turf, it is that they are...
Merrick Mondays: Be on Time! & (More Tricks to Being the Best Employee You Can Be)
Be on time and never miss a day! Don’t just work hard, work harder, and ask for overtime including weekend work! Learn, learn, learn the business! I love baseball and as some folks that I fired over the years will tell you, I terminate people after three...
Merrick Mondays: From Farm to Fairways
Dad was a policeman and Mom worked as a checker at the A&P. We moved to Arcadia Maryland in Upperco when I was four and soon there were six of us. We barely made enough to get by in the 1960s and ultimately, we made constant trips into the fields to grab corn,...
Merrick Mondays: Yielding Productivity From Criticism
A very wise man once told me that if you keep hearing the same thing repeatedly from different people, there is some truth to what they are saying. I used this during my career as a Golf Course Superintendent to FINE TUNE what we were doing in our department. Here are...
Merrick Mondays: The Fantastic Foursome
In any business, you will become friends with many people. Over time, the business friends that get closer and closer to your inner circle, become relatives, like brothers and sisters. Your families become intertwined, and you do many things together like vacations,...
Merrick Mondays: Your Friendly Neighborhood Salesperson
As a group, your equipment Salespeople are some of the most important people to help you have a successful career in the Turf Industry! I picture a few of the MANY folks who have influenced my career over many years. Sorry to those not pictured, you know who you are!...
Merrick Mondays: Long Live Researchers
Researchers have a big impact on anyone who works in the world of turfgrass. My success as a Golf Course Superintendent, Manufacturing Representative, and VP of Sales & Marketing at Genesis would not have been a success without them. There are too many to mention...
Merrick Mondays: Sensation Psychology
Let me start by saying that we all have opinions on things and this one is mine on how I believe “Sensation Psychology” Sensation Psychology: How We Perceive Our World plays into our lives in golf. When I was coaching children about sports, at some point I would say...