By Joe Pulizzi
Perhaps you've seen him: the nodding, smiling homeowner who has no idea what your technician is talking about. In fact, your technician -- who's just doing his job, trying his best to explain the advantages of the customer's new furnace -- lost him five minutes ago, at "98% AFUE."
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By Andy Fracica
When was the last time you celebrated a milestone? Do you realize the importance of celebrating them? What is so important about achievements? What should you celebrate? Is a new logo an opportunity to celebrate? Is a new contract an opportunity to throw a party? When and how should you celebrate these high points?
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By Mike Moore
When attempting to drive change in your organization, there are many strategies. It could be anything inspiring and motivating. It could take place with training and development, or allocating money toward a change initiative.
But are your employees ready for change? Do you have their buy-in?
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By Kateri Callahan
As the Alliance to Save Energy puts the finishing touches on the agenda and speaker lineup for our 5th annual international conference, EE Global, which takes place this year in Orlando, we continue to pursue our overarching mission of working in the nation’s capital and around the country to advance energy efficiency throughout the U.S. economy.
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By Rob 'Doc' Falke
Just as other energy standards have chosen to embrace air balancing as a specified method to measure the performance of HVAC systems, the State of California has proposed a ban on air balancing hoods as we know them. With thousands of HVAC contractors and energy professionals heavily invested in commercial balancing hoods and enjoying success by satisfying consumers with comfort and energy savings, why would the rules change in the middle of the game?
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Danfoss refrigeration and motion systems announces it will relocate its Industrial Refrigeration final assembly and warehouse operations from Mexico to Morrison, TN, later this year.
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Sponsored by Trane, the Opening Keynote Event for Mechanical Systems WEEK 2012 will feature “Crossing the Generational Divide: Leveraging the Power of Generations for Your Strategic Advantage,” presented by Jason Dorsey, The Gen Y Guy®.
You may have seen Dorsey on 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Today Show, The View, or in Fortune Magazine. A best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur, he has a unique talent for teaching ready-to-use actions and creative strategies that quickly increase cross-generational performance. In his keynote, Dorsey will share his insights on generational differences in the workplace. Differences that can be a frustrating challenge (you leave a voicemail and they reply with a text!) or a strategic opportunity, depending entirely on how you respond.
Dorsey’s address will highlight each generation’s workplace mindset and share surprising statistics, laugh-out-loud stories and frontline-tested strategies that quickly drive results. He will also reveal ready-to-use actions that can be applied immediately.
A proud member of Gen Y, Dorsey won the Austin Under 40 Entrepreneur of the Year Award at age 25 – one of the youngest winners ever. He was a bestselling author at age 18 and his newest book, Y-Size® Your Business, features more than 50 ways to increase Gen Y performance from day one. Dorsey also shares his insights on his entertaining What the Gen?! blog.
The Opening Keynote Event is included with all Mechanical Systems WEEK 2012 registrations. For complete details, visit www.mechanicalsystemsweek.com
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