Anyone who knows me knows at least one thing about me: I love vacation. I am not a person who you would want to be around if I haven’t recently returned from vacation or I don’t have one planned in the near future.
Everyone knows the key to dominating your market is being able to separate yourself from the competition. This does not mean simply explaining to customers that you have great people. I have news for you: Every one of your competitors is preaching the same thing.
HVACR contracting is an admirable trade. In fact, the comfort delivered by HVACR technicians is often necessary to live, especially for those in the northern U.S.
My parents will agree that during my early scholastic years, I thrived on low expectations. My work ethic had yet to be developed, much to the dismay of my parents, John and Pat Gargaro.
Customers are yet another source where smart ideas can originate. That is exactly what happened with Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). The distributor organization listened to its members who recommended the group expand into the Mexican market. So, they complied.
The AHR Expo is the biggest event of the year for the HVACR industry. It’s a time when a large group of the industry gets under one roof and learns about new products and trends.
How many of us go to bed and wake up thinking about our industry? How many of us give a lot of thought to what we can do to better the industry we work in even though there might not be a direct correlation to improving our individual business’s bottom line? I know I don’t. But D. Brian Baker, the second-generation owner of Custom Vac Ltd. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, did just that.
While encouraging direct competition between employees each and every day can have both positive and negative effects, friendly competition outside of the workplace can have plenty of great rewards.