Henna Inam, an executive coach, speaker and author, has some helpful advice for organizations grappling with a seemingly endless series of workplace...
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Best of 2021: Plumbers Offer Advice and Insight
It’s again that time of year that is typically reserved for some reflection. Here we reflect on some of the industry knowledge...
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Tips for Setting Up Meetings with Employees
There are only two of us in my department. Why should I bother with a formal meeting? We sit right across from...
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Assigning Total Loads to the Distribution System
In September of 2020, I wrote an article for Plumber (“Size Matters”) related to sizing water distribution systems and retrofitting them with tankless water...
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Failure is an Opportunity for Growth
It doesn’t feel good to fail on a job, and it usually costs you something: money, pride, status, credibility. But the more...
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Tackling the Environment Through Your Company
This issue’s theme — green products — is a tough one to tackle. Nearly all the plumbing products on the market these...
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Registration Opens for 2022 WWETT Show
Registration for the 2022 WWETT Show in Indianapolis is now open.
The show is scheduled for Feb. 21-24 at the Indiana Convention Center.
At...
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How to Extend the Life of Your Workwear and PPE
As a modern skilled trade professional, you know that good performance workwear and personal protecting equipment is an investment. You wear these...
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7 Strategies to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times
The high level of distress many small business owners and managers experience during a crisis is unsettling, but normal. When displaced from...
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Customer, Employee Input Important at End of the Year
Here we are heading into November and just two more months left to 2021. This year has just flown by and hopefully...
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What To Do If You See Racism In Your Workplace
Speaking up against racism in the workplace is fraught with risk. Yet saying nothing at all only ensures that problems will continue...
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Contractors Convene at Service World Expo to Network and Learn
Service World Expo, the largest home services contracting expo, drew nearly 1,400 attendees to Louisville, Kentucky, last month for four days of...
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Viega Unveils New Demo Truck
Viega is bringing its trade show experience to customers across the country with a new and bigger demo truck.
The new Viega Roadshow...
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Teaching High Schoolers the Value of a Trade
Master plumber Chris Sbrocco is passionate about the trade that provides him with a great living and satisfies his love for solving...












