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Home » Authors » Al Levi

Articles by Al Levi

Who’s judging my work and based on what?

Who is really my boss and what the heck are they judging me on?
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
February 22, 2013

This is one of the most common complaints I hear in my multiple one-to-one private interviews with staff when I make my first onsite visit to a new consulting client’s shop.


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Follow the Treatment

Find a business adviser you trust and then implement his advice.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
February 13, 2013
Years ago, my friend, a noted industry specialist in heating and influential columnist in our trade, called me to complain that he had encountered a number of contractors who would call him up to seek his advice because they were in a bind.
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10 Ways to Make Your Next Phone System Great

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 28, 2013
It’s smart to start compiling a MUST HAVE and WANT list for your next phone system as well as locating a new service company to sell it to you, install it and service it going forward. Phones like computers are the lifeblood to a service company.
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Providing rest periods for your brain will give you energy to be more productive

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 15, 2013
When the busy seasons hit, most of us who work on the road are guilty of dashboard dining.


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Money from the Scrap Heap

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 14, 2013
A customer wrote me an email awhile back inquiring about what my family did with the scrap metal from jobsites and he wanted to know what other companies I work with do as well.
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Build a dream, not a Frankenstein

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
December 1, 2012
Learn to filter information to find out what's best for your business.
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Behavior in the New Social Media World

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 28, 2012
“Do something good for someone and they’ll tell 10 people. Do something bad to someone and they’ll tell a 100 people.”
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The good, the bad and the ugly

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 1, 2012
The family dynamics of business.
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Wishing it were so

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
October 1, 2012
You may be the biggest obstacle to success for your company.
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Upside down and inside out

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
September 1, 2012
Make sure you have the right ratio of field techs to support staff.
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