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How to Shape Your Company Culture

March 7, 2023

Your company culture drives your company’s success. It’s formed from the values and mindset of your employees and leadership team. When you design a company culture and work environment that your employees appreciate, they’ll care more about their jobs and…

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In Challenging Times, Core Values, Principles, & Culture Matter Most

March 7, 2023

In the weeks leading up to—and after—the 25th annual Business & Leadership Conference, we asked NSCA leadership to share their insights and expertise on many of the subjects covered at the event. Here, Christina DeBono, president at ClearTech, describes how…

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NSCA Reveals Seven Winners of Excellence in Product Innovation Awards for 2023

February 28, 2023

NSCA is excited to announce the winners of its ninth annual Excellence in Product Innovation Awards, a recognition program for manufacturers and products that have a profound impact on systems integrators

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NSCA Announces 2023 Excellence in Business Award Winners

February 24, 2023

NSCA is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Excellence in Business Awards in six categories

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NSCA Awards: Two Prominent Industry Leaders Recognized at BLC 2023

February 21, 2023

NSCA is excited to announce two distinguished award honorees for 2023: Mike Bradley and Cory Schaeffer. They will be honored during the 25th annual Business & Leadership Conference, held Feb. 28-March 2, 2023, in Irving, TX.

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Outsourcing Submittals, O&M Manuals and Close-out Documentation

February 12, 2023

Q: Are any NSCA members successful in outsourcing their submittals, O&M manuals and close-out documentation? We seem to be so inefficient at this and find ourselves scrambling at the end to produce them and rush to not delay final payment….

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Ready for Digital Transformation? Invest in Your Culture First

February 7, 2023

It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in: Digital transformation is on the front of every business’ mind. While the definition may vary from source to source, the long and short of digital transformation involves a company looking at how it…

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Better Financial Rules for Better Financial Decisions

January 21, 2023

Profitability is challenging in today’s integration market. It’s time to prioritize ways to make the right financial decisions. Making tough financial decisions is part of running an integration company. Establishing control measures and business rules is just as important as…

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3 Manager Mistakes that Cause Low Employee Engagement

January 3, 2023

NSCA encourages members to play a stronger role in talent retention by improving company culture and avoiding these employee engagement missteps. Did you know that bad management is typically the root cause of low employee engagement? If you’ve made organizational changes to…

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Workers Compensation Classification Codes for Systems Integrators

December 13, 2022

Workers Compensation coverage is a very important part of an integrator’s insurance program and protects employees when they are injured in the scope of their employment. Workers Compensation can also be a significant expense for integrators, so it is important…

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Becoming a Master Systems Integrator

October 25, 2022

Understand the revenue opportunities involved with becoming a master systems integrator that can be relevant and vital to customers We’ve been talking a lot about becoming a “master systems integrator.” In fact, we featured an entire session about the topic…

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Warranty: Individual Project Cost or Overhead?

October 14, 2022

Bill from Illinois asks: “Is covering warranty a cost associated with an individual project, or is it overhead?” NSCA responds: We suggest carrying this cost as overhead, which allows you to close out the project sooner. When you close the job out…