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Landscaper

Landscaper DISC Chart

Job Summary

A landscaper or groundskeeper is responsible for landscape design, landscape construction, landscape installation, and landscape maintenance. They typically work alongside team members to perform mowing, mulching, edging, pruning, and other lawn care maintenance duties. They may also shovel snow under extreme weather conditions.

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Personality types of a Landscaper

Each letter of DISC represents polar personality types with correlating behaviors and characteristics. Learn more about their strengths and weaknesses, how they communicate, and more
D

high D - Problem Solver

Likes to take action
I

high I - Influencer

Likes being social
S

low S - Voyager

Likes new adventures
C

high C - Rule Follower

Likes to follow procedures

Behavioral Qualities for a Landscaper

Behavioral qualities make people naturally act in a certain way. Utilize people's natural behaviors and strengths at work.
  • Task-oriented. Focused on the big objectives, rather than the humanistic side.
  • Collaborative. Works well with others.
  • Restless. A distaste for being inactive.
  • Accurate. Insisting on quality and correctness.

Motivators for a Landscaper

Motivators are values that drive people. To retain passionate employees, place people in a role that utilizes their values
  • Economic: A utilitarian drive for results and maximal returns. To tend to the economic drive, provide opportunities for them to report their progress to the team and incentivize the completion of landscaping projects.
  • Political: A drive for authority, to take command. To tend to the political drive, allow them to lead others and take ownership of projects.
  • Theoretical: A drive to learn and gain new knowledge. To tend to the theoretical drive, give them tasks that require research and improving their landscaping craft.

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