Articles Tagged with ''Leadership and HVACR''

When California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed legislation requiring paid sick days for millions of workers across the state, he declared it a victory for employees. While Brown touted the benefits of the new law for employees, the California Chamber of Commerce named it one of the state’s top “job killers.”

As we approach the holidays I want to speak to a few of you that have trouble celebrating anything at all in your place of business. Your people need to be able to have a little fun at work especially when that work keeps them away from friends and family.

ServiceKey founder Mike Agugliaro, a business mentor for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical service business owners, will host a free teleseminar, “Stop the Struggle: 5 Critical Techniques for Growth in 2015,” on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. EST.

As aging workers retire, taking a wealth of knowledge and experience with them, identifying and grooming future leaders to fill vacant roles within the industry has never been more important.

Besednjak tracked down Mindshare Technologies, a company that creates survey systems, and, while it took some convincing, created Customer Care Plus in 2009. Besednjak runs the service with business partner Mark Schmidt.

While plenty of attention needs to be spent making sure students know what a great industry HVAC is to work in, it is also imperative the industry give the same amount of attention to training those interested in making HVAC their career.

This past summer, I was chatting with Bob Engel, Jr., president, API of NH/Delta T, and he mentioned that he was opening a new branch in East Weymouth, Mass.

Once, a colleague of mine became enamored with a new forecasting technology whose “targets” he consistently beat. In time, however, his performance became markedly closer to the forecast “targets,” often missing them by only a small amount.

The federal budget deficit has fallen sharply during the past few years, and it is on a path to decline further this year and next year.