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Creating Order in Chaos: A Leader’s First Job
Leadership’s first job isn’t brilliance, it’s creating order in chaos. Here’s how to bring clarity when everything feels on fire.

Alex Khachaturian
Oct 104 min read


The Most Overlooked Tool in BAS? Your Graphics: If They Don’t Match the Field, You’ve Got a Cartoon
A mismatched BAS graphic isn’t just ugly, it’s a cartoon. Here’s how to make graphics match reality and build operator trust.

Alex Khachaturian
Oct 84 min read


If You Treat Your Truck Like a Dumpster, You’ll Work Like One Too: Why Every Technician’s First Office Is on Wheels
Your truck is your first office. If it’s chaos on wheels, your work will be too. Build discipline with simple habits.

Alex Khachaturian
Oct 65 min read


The Benefits of Grounding: Get Out of Your Head and Into the Dirt
Grounding reconnects you physically and mentally, reducing stress, improving sleep, and building unshakable leadership presence.

Alex Khachaturian
Oct 45 min read


One-on-Ones That Get Results: Stop Playing Manager, Start Leading
One-on-ones don’t have to be calendar clutter. Here’s how to stop playing manager and start leading with one-on-ones that get results.

Alex Khachaturian
Oct 34 min read


BAS Communication Wires: The Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed
Most BAS failures hide in comm wires. Learn how a PicoScope reveals noise, shorts, and signal loss, saving hours of troubleshooting.

Alex Khachaturian
Oct 15 min read


Zone Temperature Sensors: Why They Lie and How to Catch Them in the Act
Zone temps lie for predictable reasons. Use this 15-minute truth test and fix order to prove what’s real and stop callbacks.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 296 min read


The Importance of Live Events in a World That’s Forgotten What Real Feels Like
In an AI-saturated world, live events are your edge. Use this step-by-step playbook to build trust, courage, and career-shaping connections.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 276 min read


The Selfishness of Being Good: Integrity Is the Smartest Selfish Move You’ll Ever Make
The selfishness of being good: how fast acknowledgment, boundaries, and candor create trust, speed, and better decisions, without ever saying “sorry.”

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 269 min read


The Digital Tools Every BAS Tech Should Have on Their Laptop
The essential BAS digital tools every tech should carry: Wireshark, Yabe, Nmap, Greenshot, and more to troubleshoot faster and prove results

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 247 min read


Loaded Filters, Unchecked Strainers, Bent Fins: The Hidden Efficiency Killers
Filters, strainers, and bent fins are silent efficiency killers. Here’s how they lie to your BAS and how to stop them.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 226 min read


The Best Morning Vitamins and Supplements to Start Fast and Lead Hard
Kill brain fog, stabilize energy, and lead better before 9 a.m. This field-tested morning stack, water + minerals, D3 + methylated multi, creatine, and a pull-only nootropic, actually works.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 217 min read


Delegation That Sticks: Turn Tasks Into Ownership
Stop babysitting tasks. This playbook turns handoffs into ownership using Jocko’s Extreme Ownership, Marquet’s intent-based leadership, and the learning science from Make It Stick.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 195 min read


BAS Technician Survival Kit: 10 Must-Have Tools
A compact, field-tested BAS Technician Survival Kit: the 10 tools that solve 80% of calls, faster, safer, and with fewer callbacks.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 177 min read


Outside Air Economizers & Stuck Dampers: Hidden Energy Failures
Economizers should save you money, unless the OA damper is stuck or the logic is wrong. Use this field-ready guide to diagnose, repair, and lock in real savings.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 156 min read


The Real Benefits of Cold Showers: Dopamine, Grit, and a 30-Day Protocol
Cold showers aren’t a stunt, they’re a daily tool for clean dopamine, calm under pressure, and discipline that sticks. Steal my 30-day protocol, hot → cold ladder, Siri routine (Dragon Attack), budget hacks, and Wim Hof-inspired breathing to make it easy.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 149 min read


The Power of the Pause: Say Less, Lead More
Want fewer defensive reactions and faster decisions? Install a three-beat pause. Scripts for feedback, escalations, meetings, negotiations, and coaching, plus a weekly cadence to make it stick.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 127 min read


The Hidden Costs of Cheap Tools: Why “Good Enough” Will Burn You in the Field
Cheap tools don’t just break, they break your credibility. Discover why “good enough” will cost you more in the field, and the pro gear worth every penny.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 98 min read


BAS Time Sync: Stop Clock Drift Wrecking Your System
Your BAS isn’t moody, your clocks are. Unify BAS time sync so schedules hit, trends align, and alarms become evidence, not guesswork.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 89 min read


Using ChatGPT: Staying Ahead in the Age of AI
AI adoption is accelerating. Here’s a practical guide for leaders, technicians, and teams to start using ChatGPT today, quick wins, guardrails, and a hybrid toolbox.

Alex Khachaturian
Sep 59 min read
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