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Engineering a Turnaround
It’s never too late to engineer a turnaround at your company!
by Al Levi | February 1, 2012 | Comments (2)
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Five O’clock Knock
“Got a
minute?”
by Al Levi | January 16, 2012 | Comments (2)
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Personality Profiling Pros and Cons
Want to Add Another Trade…Really?
It’s an age old question
that we contractors face.
by Al Levi | December 12, 2011 | Comments (1)
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Culture of Change
When I do workshops, I ask the audience,
“Why do people resist change?”
by Al Levi | November 28, 2011 | Comments (2)
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Division or Divisive
I work with companies that do commercial work
only, commercial and residential work only and residential work only.
by Al Levi | October 31, 2011 | Comments (1)
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Building Your Green Team
It’s always been advantageous to move what your company sells and does from a commodity to a niche.
by Al Levi | October 3, 2011 | Comments (5)
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Hope for the Best…Prepare for the Worst
But, here’s what I know no matter where
you operate your business…it’s far better to “Hope for the Best…all the while….preparing
for the worst.”
by Al Levi | September 7, 2011 | Comments (2)
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To Happy Call or Not…That is the Question
First, we must define what “Happy Calls” are. They
are calls made to your customers right after you’ve been there to do service or
install work.
by Al Levi | August 15, 2011 | Comments (5)
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Family, Friends and House of Worship
It’s as inevitable as death and taxes. Be a contractor long enough and you’re going to end up selling stuff to your family, friend or house of worship.
by Al Levi | July 11, 2011 | Comments (3)
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Selling…Dos…and Don’ts
Having grown up in the plumbing, heating and cooling business in New York, I knew that I couldn’t push my cooling equipment too long out here in Arizona.
by Al Levi | June 28, 2011 | Comments (0)
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The Power of CYA
Don’t underestimate the “Power of CYA!”
by Al Levi | May 25, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Is It Even Possible?
Years ago it was in vogue at many shops I’d work with to have a mannequin dressed up in the perfect company uniform in some open shop area.
by Al Levi | May 8, 2011 | Comments (3)
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It’s A Limited Democracy
While
seeking employees’ input and buy-in is important, you must be willing to make
tough decisions that benefit the customer, the company and the staff.
by Al Levi | April 27, 2011 | Comments (0)
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5-Step Success Process
If
you’re trying to run a successful business, I highly recommend you get
selective about where you’re trying to end up and which road you choose to get you there.
by Al Levi | April 14, 2011 | Comments (0)
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The Power Of A Great Company Name
The power of building a brand starts with a
great name.
by Al Levi | March 29, 2011 | Comments (3)
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More Ways To Prevent Employees From Stealing Your Calls
Can Your Employees Be Stealing Your Calls?
Can I Be an Effective Manager and Owner and Still Be Nice?
My dad believed that I
should never ask any employee to do what I hadn’t done myself.
by Al Levi | February 6, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Never Made a Putt…I Didn’t Think Was Going In
This blog is not about my golf game!
by Al Levi | January 23, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Love Connection…The Office Romance
The question
is where can people connect with one another socially, emotionally and when
desired form a love connection?
by Al Levi | January 9, 2011 | Comments (0)
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The Power of Great Taglines
Some taglines
are successful enough to warrant inclusion in popular culture.
by Al Levi | December 12, 2010 | Comments (5)
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Skills Training and Tracking
Isn’t it
tough when your company grows and you have to add Techs for you to decide who
is and isn’t qualified on what to do?
by Al Levi | October 31, 2010 | Comments (2)
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End Game: What’s Yours?
We get so busy running our business that we forget why we got into business and we’ve never thought about what the End Game should and could be.
by Al Levi | October 25, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Five Ds to Plan For
Putting
together a buy-sell for our family business.
by Al Levi | October 11, 2010 | Comments (0)
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The First Step in Formalizing Recruiting and Hiring
The First Step in formalizing your recruiting
and hiring process is to realize that recruiting of staff is just like trying
to market your company to prospective customers.
by Al Levi | October 3, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Moonlighting…and I’m not talking about the Moon: Part 2
Last week, I wrote about a contractor who was
having a problem with a Tech who is Moonlighting — a Tech with his own side
business.
by Al Levi | September 19, 2010 | Comments (4)
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Moonlighting…and I’m not talking about the Moon: Part 1
I recently had a series of emails from a reader regarding an all too common employer-employee issue called Moonlighting.
by Al Levi | September 12, 2010 | Comments (2)
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Power of Riding Along
If
you want to think your team is performing the right way, don’t check on them because
you may not like what you see and hear.
by Al Levi | September 5, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Pushing the Rock
It’s
easy to get fired up and take control of your company. Well,
it is for a day!
by Al Levi | August 29, 2010 | Comments (0)
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