Give-A-Sh**-ology Blog
Could You Become Your Own Best Critic?
Often, in interviews, people say ‘I’m my own worst critic’. They say that in employee reviews too. That’s because they actually are bad at it. If the self-talk says “self, you’re awful”, then yes indeed, you are your own worst critic. Is your course of action ‘stop...
Hey you, Mr. and Ms. Lonely, What do you think friendship is about?
Hey you, A real question for you. Is loneliness a real part of your life? Do you miss your friends? Do you have any friends? Do you wonder this for your family members and co-workers? For this blog, I have yet to make a podcast recommendation. This one is worth a...
HVAC Project Thoughts for the New Normal
For you, HVAC engineers and mechanical contracting project managers: Below are a few product suggestions for new applications to apply that you may not have thought of. Many of these, Air Flow can assist you with. Others are simply suggestions. Use the links...
I wish our manufacturers would take this storytelling class
I’m taking a class. First one in a LONG time. It’s called The Story Skills Workshop, and I wish all of our manufactures would take the class with me. Dear Manufacturer, don’t start your presentation with how you build the product, the amount of investment you put...
On the other hand, a silver lining, care of the coronavirus
You have to work to find it. So dig in. Of course, we don’t want anyone to die. That’s not exactly a new thing. Of course, we’ll miss the talks by the water cooler and the lunches with work pals. Of course, Wisconsin would have two teams in the NCAA tournament, the...
The strangeness of people who ask questions
Question: Are you weird?Answer: If you are naturally curious and you are willing to ask a question (especially with a large group) then yes, you’re weird.Until a while ago, I’d never really thought of folks who ask a lot of questions as weird, the outliers. Now,...
Air Flow Introduces Gas Fired VRF Systems
Yanmar, the little engine that could cooledOh, it can… Create air conditioning with single phase power, 20 amps. Deliver up to 14 tons of cooling and heating with 1 outdoor module Run air conditioning far less expensively, using gas Eliminate the need to bring in...
It’s right there, under our noses.
The One Dollar Bill. And Duct Leakage. Most of us touch a dollar bill every day. For sure we did 10 years ago. You may have never noticed the number 13 - the original number of American states - appears on the $1 bill. It's one of the most frequent dollar bill...
Do you have an Expecto Petronum Moment in you?
The Gelin kids are of the Harry Potter age. My personal favorite was ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’. There was for one delightful moment, in particular, that you all surely know. But before that, let’s imagine for a moment (and just maybe you don't have to) that there’s...
Individual Room Control and a Lower Installed Cost?
The upcoming quarterly presentation isn’t the only thing making this manager sweat.Seems counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? Yet, on the east coast, many variable volume air systems deliver air through variable volume diffusers instead of terminal boxes. It’s not used...
Stinky Bosses and Managing Yours
Most of us have had a bad boss, right? Here’s the next bit of news – odds are you’ll have another bad one. There are not enough folks to fill the open jobs we have now, so the likelihood of having an untrained, uninterested boss is going up. Way up. Here’s a...
Air Flow’s take of Cast Away – Featuring Thermaduct – Built At Our Shop by Special Operations Ductwork
Perhaps our very own Mark Nemeth will win an Academy Award for his performance as the aging building services technician who cares for his Thermaduct Exterior Ductwork. The role of Wilson the volleyball is supplanted by our own little robot. Wait for it…Mark,...
