Helping HVAC Contractors

Compete for Talent

Contractors are facing the same challenge: the shortage of technical talent. The old methods aren’t working anymore, but new methods are working—and we will show you the way.

What I Do

I directly guide and assist companies with organizational change, executive leadership, profit margin improvement, and team alignment. In recent years, I have shifted my focus to the recruiting and retention challenges that HVAC contractors face in today’s job market.

The 5 Triggers of Recruiting

The 5 Triggers of Recruiting: Reasons Why People Leave Their Jobs

Short Term Needs

When you need to make a change NOW.

Long Term Stability

When the status quo is not sustainable

Relationships

Bad bosses, pushy dispatchers, and every person for themself

Respect, Status, and Career Progress

When I realize my career is going nowhere in this company

Feeling of Mastery

When I’m good at my work, but not allowed to do it well

Where Do I start?

We both know you don’t have time to do this alone. Click the button below to schedule a 15 minute meeting with me.

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What Working With Us is Like

Our Process

Determine your EVP (Employment Value Proposition)

Survey your employees to determine, in their words, the value they receive in and beyond the paycheck at your company. What are the problems you solve for your employees?

Pick your Meeting Time

Select the 2 Hour (ish) time weekly that you will keep sacred for getting your recruiting machine going.

Design your Recruiting Machine

Your survey will inform this–in house referrals? Social Media? Third party recruiting? Long-term people development? Software for your pipeline? Internal roles and duties?

Select and Train the Team

If recruiting is one person’s job at your company, you’re in trouble. Your entire company needs to be a recruiting machine.

Launch your new recruiting program

We consistently review action items while working with members to implement your plan and measure the effectiveness.

Measure and evaluate your results

Over the course of 12 weeks tweak and adjust your program for optimal results

Hear from My Clients:

John is a one-of-a-kind individual who is able to walk into any company and optimize it. Personally, our team has doubled our productivity since working with John, providing us tools I never knew existed. Now, we look forward to having meetings because we know they will be time well spent. Thank you for your leadership, John!

LIZ SHEPHERD | President, Life City New Orleans

Working with John Sherk is both impactful and fun! In addition to skillfully providing the management training I knew Sarah's Pet Care Revolution needed, he showed himself to be a valuable executive coach, internal communication resource, and business development guru for me personally.

SARAH COVERT | President, Sarah's Pet Care Revolution

We have utilized various management training programs over our thirty years in business to help develop our people managerially but our work with John to help develop our upcoming managers to help initiate more proactive responsibility while aiding with growth throughout our organization has been very beneficial to relieving pressure off of a small group of key management staff which has allowed for time to work on more organization advancements overall within our group. This program of training has demonstrated also how potentially underutilized different individuals unique abilities are when asked to step up and take action to advance their respective work areas and help manage activity –people can really surprise you when information is shared more freely and are asked simply to help.

SCOTT MORRISON | President, JM Test

One of the fastest ways to lose to the competition is to stop growing and learning. John develops our managers and keeps them growing month after month.

ROBERT MILLER | Star Service Baton Rouge

It’s really important to me and my partner/brother, Robert for this business to continue to operate at a high level even after we’re gone. Having a strong succession plan is a must. Operations Laboratory helped us develop and implement a process to get us there. The stage is now set for the next generation to evolve as owners and executives.

MIKE MILLER | President and owner, Star Service Baton Rouge

John has a unique ability to read my team members, quickly assess their needs, and make spot-on recommendations for the next steps towards their successes—and mine.

CHAD SCOTT | Managing Partner, CORE Health Networks

I turn to Operations Laboratory when I need help making sense of the capital and operations side of my business. It’s good to know I have them in my corner whenever I need trusted advisors.

JOHN WILLIAMS | President, JCW Creative