More than 20 foundation repair contractors from along the East Coast braved the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to attend Management Training in Seymour, Connecticut in mid-October.  Managers from varying departments such as sales, call center, marketing and production attended the event, along with company owners.  Participants spent time examining their own leadership style and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses inherent to those styles.  Attendees also studied an extensive hiring process focused on bringing the best talent on board, evaluated their different types of employees and how to manage them best, and learned how to create simple but effective systems for orienting new hires.  Finally, each department was examined in terms of operating efficiently and key performance metrics.