On Firing
In April 2008, my article "On Hiring" was published on HeatingHelp.com and circulated in a weekly email letter to industry professionals. In it, I urge contractors to tak...
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Archive for 2009
How To Hire The Right People
As with any company in this field, you’ve always got your eyes open for a qualified technician or a trainable apprentice. You’ve tried everything, including ads in the lo...
Things We Can Lose In A Heating System
I was helping a contractor troubleshoot a heating problem that he was having with a residential boiler. The problem was in this one zone that would heat some days, but no...
Memories of Tall Buildings
I have an old black-and-white photo of my family, such as it was then. We are standing atop the RCA building in midtown Manhattan, but they don't call it that anymore; it...
Missy At Year's End
Barney the purple dinosaur was cavorting across the television screen with a bunch of little kids. They were singing a song that could stay in your head for a month. Miss...