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Day 8 since Geoff’s accident 389 have contributed to his recovery fund and 10 times more are praying and providing emotional and spiritual support your love is unending. Still working on lung and brain healing he remains in Maine grateful for the Drs and staff caring so diligently for him. Give his wife and daughters strength may a blanket of peace and calm come over him and his caretakers. We will back there Saturday to stand by him Thanking everyone in Geoff nation, your light brightens the night sky like a constelllation of a thousand stars. Amazing prayer circle. -Ps

Day 4 Trying to keep his breathing comfortable and avoid any infection giving time for his brain to heal and work toward regaining consciousness. I know he hears all your prayers …. he is a true child of God and trusts God’s plan for him. Holy Spirit fill his room and make your presence and glory known. We have almost 200 donors and are halfway to the GFM goal so appreciative of your help and concern. Much love to all.

Thank you all for the tremendous support in just 12 hours almost 100 people have donated to Geoff’s air vac fund on GFM Appreciate the outpouring of prayers. love and concern. We are trying to get him to Baylor ASAP God willing. So grateful. He is watching over him and working miracles. Much love to all

Is it Hard to Change Your Technicians Mindset? What we think, what we say, what we do ultimately defines the behavior we exhibit. Mindset, attitude, habit, discipline, is so often left to chance in our businesses. We expect it of our employees, but do we invest in it for them? To do so, we must first know what to do, we must deliver it in a committed way. We must lead by example. We must hold everyone accountable. We should learn from each other, and we should expect amazing results. What if, investing in your technicians return 10X or 20X the investment? What if not investing cost you, hundreds of dollars a day. Per tech? It does. Each year, the average technician lets $15,000 to $40,000 of potential billed hours go unbilled; downtime, inefficiency, errors, idle time, and wasted effort. Here is the recipe: daily exposure to new information (bite size), daily huddles mentor-led and daily execution effort and actions to succeed. Focused Communication:   Daily huddles facilitate clear and focused communication among team members. By articulating daily objectives, teams can identify potential impediments early, promoting proactive problem-solving and reducing the risk of miscommunication. Accountability and Ownership:   Regular huddles instill a sense of accountability and ownership among team members. When employees share their commitments—what they aim to achieve by the end of the day—they become more invested in their tasks. The daily touchpoint allows for quick updates and check-ins, reinforcing a culture of responsibility. Recognition and Feedback:   Incorporating a brief segment for recognition and feedback during huddles is vital for team morale. Acknowledging successes—whether big or small—encourages positive behavior and fosters a supportive environment where employees feel valued and motivated to excel. We have built PRIME Daily around this concept of changing not only the mindset but the effort that goes along with it. Call me for more details, [email protected] 859-492-9801 #PRIMEDaily #Preptech #Productivity

What is always true is that every person has a power base of super heroes, close associates that you have earned their respect over the years. People who trust you and would go out of their way to help you. Everyone has at least ten of these besties. Your 10 can multiply when they 10 introduce you and then theirs introduce others. Want to see if you can get the attention of 100 superheroes? Repost this on your page. Encourage through direct messaging your 10 to do the same. Its awesome to acknowledge those in your circle. Take a minute to say you care.

Do you know that a technician costs you 30%+ more than their wage rate? Recently talking with an integration company owner, we stumbled upon the real cost of a field technician. His techs typically make $30 an hour but he lamented he never sees that on his financial reports. His comment, “it is always more, a lot more.” I said, it can be determined quite simply. You know you pay 40 hours at $30 on average but how much overhead time (non-billable) do you pay? He said 10 days’ vacation time, 12 holidays, up to 15 days of training, 5 days mandatory meetings and the like. Suddenly there was 42 days or 332 hours of overhead pay. That is an amazing 6.38 hours a week! He also added that his fringe costs were about 12% of the wage rate. Meaning he paid $3.60 more than the wage to each technician in benefits. So, what was his real hourly cost for productive time worked? By my calculation, 2080 times $33.60, $69,888 divided by 1,748 (non-overhead hours), or $39.98 an hour, or 33.3% more than his assumed wage rate. What is more interesting is: integrators rarely charge any given project for this cost. It appears only on the expense side of the equation. Most companies granted charge a lot more than 2X their wage rate, but when other production activities like troubleshooting, client training, quality testing, delivery services (travel, loading/unloading, unboxing/disposal, and many more are not discretely/directly charged to the project, the margins wither away to something less than the 75% or 80% labor margin in the estimate. For some much less. Come find out how three practices can reclaim these lost hours. Sign up for our every two-weeks mailer, PRIME, where we explain the inside fixes to labor margin and productivity. It’s free, https://lnkd.in/ef3r4dRA #downtime #PRIME #preptech

Why Don’t We Treat Our Technicians Like Producers .... The most common theme of conversation with ci owners is: wish my techs were more bought in, more productive, more proactive and more accountable. It is easy to understand why not, when you consider everything they do, pays the same regardless of outcomes. Why is it we pay salespeople who produce more, more? Why not technicians who in our business produce more efficiently, more? In affect when production is worse, we are more likely to pay overtime. Hmmm. But consider every down time hour recovered and billed is worth 4-5x what we pay our techs. So, why not share the wealth when down time is improved? Forget about the one month or more a year we pay techs when they are not assigned to billable work; focus on the other 5 months of unbilled time. Know your operating baseline and pay on hours billed over the baseline. It changes the work dynamic, and you’ll see amazing results. For more insights subscribe to our free bi-weekly communications, PRIME   https://lnkd.in/ef3r4dRA #prime #preptech #downtime  

Discover how Paul Starkey from PrepTECH is transforming the tech recruitment landscape on The FlyWheel Effect. He discusses the innovative approach of recruiting unskilled, high-potential workers to bridge the skill gap in custom integration. Tune in to hear his unique strategy for expanding the workforce. #VITAL #TheFLyWheelEffect #VITALPodcast Watch the whole episode here: https://lnkd.in/g8C6YRUf You can also listen here: https://lnkd.in/gfxtrXyK

In an era where the tech industry battles a significant skills gap, Paul Starkey of PrepTECH is leading a transformative approach to talent recruitment. On the latest episode of The FlyWheel Effect, Paul discusses: - The necessity of widening the talent pool by recruiting high-potential, unskilled workers. - Investing in rigorous training programs to equip new techs with the fundamental skills needed for success. - The impact of apprenticeships in fostering a robust workforce prepared to tackle industry-specific challenges. Paul insightfully notes, "We're touching two of the areas of PrepTech right now. One is the apprentice program. The other is we take all the services, the assessment, the skill development, validation, the fundamentals training. We offer those as deployment services." Explore how changing recruitment strategies can fundamentally enhance the tech landscape on The FlyWheel Effect. #VITAL #TheFLyWheelEffect #VITALPodcast Watch the whole episode here: https://lnkd.in/g8C6YRUf You can also listen here: https://lnkd.in/gfxtrXyK

Do you have a ritual? You know a routine, a habit you follow almost automatically daily? I think we all do whether it be intentional or unintentional. Recently I adopted through training a new ritual. One of rising at least 2 hours before GO time. One of training daily (new information), one of giving my body a start (it's now a 1 hour workout), one of nourish (fuel for the morning), one of validating the to do notes from the night before, one of committing to being the best me for the day I am in. Add a spiritual component for even more zeal. Its a far cry from where I was and have been for decades. Others are making the changes along with me. The new "me's" are quite collectively and individually impressive and they are enjoy their journeys much more fully too. It dawned on me that may be this is the best gift we can give co-workers, and those in our circle. I challenge you to try it. Build a ritual with purpose. You may not ever go back to how it was. Cheers!