Leaders were divided into small groups led by a mentor. The mentors spent their time facilitating discussions, encouraging team members to step out of their comfort zones, and sharing their many years of leadership experience.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced that Climaveneta S.p.A. and RC Group S.p.A., which are wholly owned subsidiaries of MELCO Hydronics & IT Cooling S.p.A., will merge and begin doing business as Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems S.p.A. on Jan. 1, 2017.
As 2016 comes to a close, I’m left reflecting about the many conversations I’ve had with owners and leaders throughout the year. I find that many of those conversations contain simple, yet powerful phrases of wisdom that have been graciously shared with me over the years. I now get to pass these on for others’ consideration. I thought I would conclude my final blog of the year by offering three of these gems that I’ve found most impactful in my life and career.
With the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, the business community can almost certainly look forward to a new era. Although many of Trump’s policies on labor and employment-related laws and regulations have yet to be fully developed, there are many Obama-era initiatives that could face significant changes under the new Republican administration.
Mike Agugliaro, founder of the home service business coaching company CEO Warrior, and co-owner of the New Jersey-based residential service company, Gold Medal Service, has named speaker, author, and president of Winstar Home Services, Talbot Watkins, as the 2016 Warrior of the Year. With this award, Agugliaro gives recognition to exceptional home service business owners who are a part of the CEO Warrior program and have demonstrated remarkable business and personal growth in the last year.
I often ask business owners and managers if they are happy with their current team. The most popular answer is, “Sure…” That word is said without confidence or conviction, which indicates that I need to dig a little deeper. So, I use my standard follow-up: “Rank your team from best to worst — don’t overthink, just off the top of your head.”
ACCA recently held back-to-back training events in Cincinnati where hundreds of contracting leaders from across the country met to learn, network, and grow their businesses.
Being a valuable employee means being someone a service contractor can rely on each day to give an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. It also means an individual should provide his or her talents and skills to the company and its customers with integrity and honesty.