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Every other year, ISH, the world’s largest PHC trade show is held in Frankfurt Germany.

Market disruption. It’s a hip, sexy new term that I hear everywhere nowadays. In fact, the last three industry conferences I attended all had sessions on how to become a “disrupter” or how Amazon has successfully disrupted numerous markets.

Mmanufacturer of air-to-water heat pumps called asking if I would be willing to visit a home to perform a heat loss/gain calculation where two of its heat pump systems had been installed and determine why the home was not heating and cooling to the homeowners satisfaction.

It was still hot and sweaty in the midday sun just a couple of days after Labor Day in New York, and at first glance, you’d think we were out in the yard in the dead of winter.

The days when a business owner could place a “help wanted” ad in the local newspaper and secure a bunch of applicants are long gone.

When you’re searching for a new, skilled employee, it’s easy to think you might never find the right candidate.