The team is exhausted. They’re burned out, and I am too. I don’t know if we can recover. We’ve been working at...
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How Leaders Can Improve Workplace Communication
There are many problems that can be solved through better communication. Teams that communicate well together tend to be more productive and find...
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The Facts About Employer Feedback
Most workers dread performance reviews, which more often than not are tedious and nonproductive exercises. So imagine what jobs would be like...
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Effective Employee Recognition Is About Tailoring to the Individual
Most employers operate employee recognition programs, marking everything from good performance to job longevity. But that doesn’t automatically produce engaged employees. There...
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How to Ensure Employee Safety Amidst the Ongoing Pandemic
As we enter the next leg of the COVID-19 pandemic, many business owners are beginning to wrestle with a crucial question: How...
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Industry News - May 2020
Liquid Environmental Solutions purchases Atlas Pumping Service
Liquid Environmental Solutions acquired the assets of Atlas Pumping Service, a provider of sewer, septic, grease trap...
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Tax Relief Available for Small Businesses Providing Paid Leave During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has created a challenging climate for small businesses. Financial concerns are butting up against public health interests.
With that challenge...
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Oh No, Not Another Staff Meeting!?!
I sit right next to them. We don’t need to have a staff meeting.
I used to have staff meetings, but we stopped...
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Help Lead Your Team Through COVID-19
The rise of the COVID-19 virus has tested all of us in ways we never previously imagined. Septic services professionals, for example,...
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How to Navigate Challenging Business Relationships
One of your employees is acting weird. Typically personable and engaged, this guy suddenly seems distant and distracted.
As the odd behavior adds...
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Happy Employees Work Harder and Stay Longer, Says Manitoba Pumper
Steve Moon, owner of King’s Services in Headingley, Manitoba, Canada, knows working in the portable restroom and septic service industries isn’t the...
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Your Employee Just Asked for a Raise. What’s Next?
Years ago, I got fired over problems that arose regarding an employee’s raise. So I may care a little more about what...
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Seemingly Good Short-Term Business Decisions Can Have Long-Term Negative Effects
If you’re like a lot of business owners, when you first started your company, you said yes to just about every job....
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Team Building and Togetherness Are Core Strategies for This Pumper
Many business owners talk about their employees being part of the family. But they might not go as far as Chris Lanoue,...
















