Thanks to the internet, everyone’s a critic nowadays. No, seriously. Siskel and Ebert are a thing of the past. Today, we have movie review sites, like Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, Metacritic, etc.
When you think of a race, most people think of trying to win. But there have been times when my HVACR competitors wanted to challenge me to a race, and it was a race I did not want to win; in fact, I’d go out of my way to avoid participating.
I and many others have written articles for this magazine about the importance of planning, and all of those articles were right on target. We must plan in our businesses.
The HVAC industry has struggled for years with a skilled labor shortage. Various explanations for why this is happening run the gamut from lack of vocational training in high schools…
In regards to websites, some used to say, “Build it, and they will come.” That might’ve been good enough for a field of dreams, but in today’s reality, seemingly everyone over 11 years old has a website.
Karge will lead all functions of the business, including sales and marketing, manufacturing, product development and quality, and business and strategic planning
Karge will have profit and loss responsibility for the unit, which consists of A.O. Smith branded water treatment products for North America, the Aquasana line of drinking water solutions, and the Hague line of water softening products.
How often have we heard some company owner or representative declare “Our employees are our most valuable asset”? Certainly more than occasionally. Some companies have even adopted this claim as their byword. In this era of more-than- full employment and a growing shortage of qualified job applicants in virtually every industry, those words have now become a reality for most employers.
A shortage of skilled labor is an industry problem, a specialty trade problem, and a national problem. It does not need to be your problem if you effectively utilize the manpower mix.