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Is This Industry Standard Killing Your Business?

Five strategies to ensure you and your employees are on the same team

September 18, 2017

If you want your employees to step up and deliver the best service to your customers, it’s time to make sure that you and your employees are on the same team — that everyone is aligned and “pulling in the same direction.”

12 Rules to Motivating a Millennial

Learn about this unique workforce at SWE

August 15, 2017

Service World Expo officials announced that Frank Besednjak, instigator, business coach, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker, will speak at the conference on “12 Rules on Successfully Leading and Motivating Today’s Unique Younger Workforce.”

Are Your Employees Buying Into the Company Culture?

Foster an environment people are proud to work in

Kyle Gargaro

July 24, 2017

Make sure your company is a place employees can take pride in when talking with their family, friends, or strangers. With the lack of qualified workers in the HVAC field, having your employees speak so highly of your business can only help.

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Creating a Work Environment that WINS — Part 2

Tracy Robinson

May 3, 2017

Are you happy with the culture at your company? In March, I laid out two of the qualities that make up a great work culture. This month, I’ll cover the last three qualities: training, recognition, and communication.

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Are You Keeping Some Bad Attitude?

Tom Merriott

December 6, 2016

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.”

Avoiding the Summer Slump

HVAC contractors find ways to creatively motivate employees

Nicole Krawcke

August 8, 2016

Take a look around your office right now. Notice any glazed eyes or slack expressions? It’s not too late to get your employees fired up and motivated. Create a contest and cultivate some friendly competition or organize a summery-themed potluck. Remember, happy employees create happy customers.

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Bring Fun Back into Your Call Center for Better Results

Tracy Robinson

August 4, 2016

Have you forgotten how to have fun? Have laughter, happy faces, and a positive atmosphere become extinct in your workplace? Here are a few tips on how to bring back a little fun to your office while still getting the work done.

Dan Jape, CEO of Reliable Heating & Air, Woodstock, Georgia,“makes it rain” dollars at the company’s summer employee party.

Maintaining Morale throughout the Long, Hot Summer

The NEWS’ Best Contractors to Work For share tips on motivation

Ron Rajecki

May 30, 2016

How can you keep your people happy and motivated through the dog days of summer? Some of the best owners in the industry have successfully navigated dozens of busy seasons and offer the following tips.

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Create the State

Gresham Ard

May 24, 2016

Have you ever been “in the zone”? It’s that state of mind where you’re firing on all cylinders. Ideas and answers are coming to you rapidly — and they’re good ones. Professional athletes have games like this, in which they break records and carry their teams to the top. It would be nice to be able to create this state of mind every day.

Keep Your People Striving to Excel Through a Long, Hot Summer

Here are a few suggestions from The NEWS’ Best Contractors to Work For

Ron Rajecki

May 2, 2016

As Alexander Pope said in his famous An Essay on Man, “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” I think of that saying every year at the beginning of baseball season. Everybody has hope for their team on Opening Day. In business, however, an owner or manager doesn’t have the motivation of the playoffs and World Series.