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17 Sep

It’s Better To Be A Leader Than A Manager

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As seen in the January, 2010 edition of HVACR Magazine.

For nearly 30 years I have rarely used the word manager, preferring to choose the term leader. You may have noticed over the years a similar slow and subtle change in many businesses, including our HVAC world, to adoption of the leader term. Many people think of a manager as a person who has control, sets direction and manipulates the resources. The same people think of a leader as the head of a group who shows the way and sets an example.

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17 Sep

New Construction, Retail Not The Same

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As seen in the August, 2008 edition of HVACR Business magazine.

As the residential-new-construction building industry slows down, or basically dries up as it has in several areas around the country, many of the hvac contractors who specialize in residential new construction decide to become active in the residential retail business. Their objective is, of course, to create enough revenues and profits to remain in business. In my 46 years of working in the hvac industry I’ve seen this scene play out many times and always with the same results.

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17 Sep

Recruiting Co-workers, Part 2 of 2

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As seen in the February 2007 edition of HVACR Business magazine.

13 Methods — Some You Probably Aren’t Using

Recruiting is the practice of getting people interested in working at your company. Recruiting people is totally different than hiring them; however, you can’t hire them if you don’t recruit them. Recruiting is the first step in properly staffing a company.

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17 Sep

Recruiting Coworkers, Part 1 of 2

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As seen in the January 2007 edition of HVACR Business magazine.

Contrary to the opinion of most people in our industry, I maintain that you can staff your company with competent co-workers — and I have plenty of experience doing it both for my own contracting companies and my consulting clients.

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