Entries Tagged Employee

Hiring is one of the biggest pain points for plumbing companies. How do you find someone who takes the job as seriously as...

Have you ever dreaded having a conversation with an employee who wasn’t meeting performance expectations? If so, you are not alone. Most managers would agree...

There are two parts to a plumbing organization — the business office and the field staff. Each area is important and plays a...

Business leaders must be prepared for some employee turnover. Sooner or later, you’re bound to have an employee who leaves the company,...

Chances are good that you’re hiring. Part of the reason positions are so hard to fill in the plumbing industry is supply...

A survey conducted last year by The Harris Poll for job-search platform Glassdoor showed that 60% of 1,200 respondents felt it was unacceptable...

Do you ever feel like there is way too much appreciation shown in your workplace? If you said no, you’re not alone....

No employee, no human is infallible. The best companies understand this. They do their best to hire and train right so that...

Is growing your business and expanding your profit important to you and your company? I suspect so. Unfortunately, the trade labor shortage...

For those who work in the trades, success depends not only on developing core skills but on keeping those skills sharp. Of course,...

We watched the Mars rover landing back in February, and the significance of the accomplishment was palpable. We could feel the historical...

The next time your company decides to launch a new initiative, you could use facts and figures and charts and graphs to...

Hiring in the plumbing industry has been challenging for a long time. Even through the pandemic, many plumbing companies were looking to...

When master plumber Lucas Elsing formed Kegonsa Plumbing in 2018, he was certain he had the technical skills to succeed. “I was pretty...