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Articles Tagged with ''business owners''

Letting team members go

I firmly believe that each team member I’ve ever had to terminate has actually fired themselves.
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Kenny Chapman
May 25, 2016

How do you know when it’s time?


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Al Levi

Dispatch scheduling hijack

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 16, 2016

One of my many jobs at my company's contracting business was being the install manager. 


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Keith Mercurio’s, Nexstar Network’s training manager

Nexstar’s Owners Spotlight 2016

Leadership and personal strength at Nexstar 2016.
Nadia Askar
Nadia Askar
April 13, 2016

Nexstar’s Owners Spotlight 2016, Leadership unleashed: Smashing your personal limits, took place March 23-24, 2016 in Atlanta.


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Nexstar members get advice to grow their companies

November 25, 2015

An entrepreneur must make decisions about three key leadership positions in a company.


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Five great steps to get your business headed in the right direction

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 13, 2015

Why some contractor’s aren’t successful.


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Four steps to getting back your day back

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
October 12, 2015

For years, I’ve watched my clients at work get their day hijacked from them a minute at a time.


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Checking in vs. snooping — Part 2

How much time is wasted in the office by personnel and staff in the field?
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
June 11, 2015

People actually like when you pay attention, but only if it’s more about complimenting them than criticizing them.


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Checking in vs. snooping — Part 1

How much time is wasted in the office by personnel and staff in the field?
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 11, 2015

What is the right balance between checking in on staff and what amounts to spying on employees?


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Dog-gone it

The 500-pound dog in the room.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 17, 2014

The 500-pound dog in the room is the question about whether or not to allow dogs at work.


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SBA launches new measures to help veterans get small-business loans

This initiative from the SBA will start on Jan. 1, 2014, and continue through the end of the fiscal year.
November 11, 2013

The U.S Small Business Administration announced new measures to help veterans receive small-business loans by eliminating the borrower upfront fee for all veteran loans authorized under the SBA Express program up to $350,000.


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