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Al Levi

The pros and cons of personality profiling

I know the words “personality profiling” can carry a big stigma in our society.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 16, 2016

Help people learn how to work together.


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Bob Miodonski

New interest in old broken pipes

Last month, the U.S. Senate passed the $10.6 billion Water Resources Development Act whose overwhelming 95-3 vote shows broad bipartisan support.
Bob Miodonski
October 31, 2016

Senate bill is a positive step, but more needed to fix infrastructure.


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Get laser focused in your business

Conversion process stretches into operations as well. Otherwise, you will waste all your marketing dollars.
Jim Hamilton
October 31, 2016

You need directed, hot light in order to burn some ants.


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Tips to help techs retain and use their sales training

How to make sales training stick.
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Kenny Chapman
October 31, 2016

Tips to help techs retain and use the training you invest in.


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Balance and better lead generation

Catch the gold slipping through your fingers.
Adams Hudson
October 31, 2016

Balance is hard to achieve in marketing.


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U.S. private debt remains stable

Congressional banking legislation known as Glass-Steagall is verging on a comeback.
Morris Beschloss
October 31, 2016

Both political parties back more restrictions on financial institutions.


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Playing a high-stakes game of pricing

How could he afford to do that?
Dan Holohan
October 31, 2016

The price of oil would rise and fall, but never go above a ceiling price if the customer decided to join the in-house club last summer and pay the small membership fee.


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Matt Michel

Service World Expo: 7 reasons why you must attend

It’s Oct. 26-27 in Las Vegas.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
October 28, 2016

Plumbing & Mechanical; Reeves Journal; The Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration News; and Service Roundtable have teamed up to launch the industry’s first major new trade show and conference.


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Options for achieving hydraulic seperation between circulators

Keeping the peace.
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
October 5, 2016

Twenty years ago, the contemporary approach to prevent interference between simultaneously operating circulators in a hydronic system was primary/secondary piping.


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Al Levi

Avoid the miscommunications of text and email wars

Not all technology is good technology.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
October 5, 2016
You think you can run your company and do all your communications via email and/or text. You can’t!
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