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Home » Authors » Al Levi
Al Levi

Al Levi

Al Levi teaches contractors how to run their businesses with less stress and more success with operating manuals. To get control of your business and grow the right way, check out the "7-Power Contractor Signature Operating Manuals System," at 7powercontractor.com/manuals. Also check out Zoom Franchise Co. at zoomdrainfranchise.com. It’s a living example of the power of manuals and more in action.

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ARTICLES

The Write Stuff
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
September 1, 2007
If you want to write better, it pays to write and read more.
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Dirty Jobs
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
August 1, 2007
You only think you’ve got it bad until you’ve seen what a catfish noodler has to do.
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What Lovely Rita Teaches Us
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
July 10, 2007
You can’t rely on outside trainers to do all the ongoing weekly meetings and training you need to have at your company.
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Need A Heart? Need A Brain? Need Courage? Part II
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
June 11, 2007
You need a well-designed plan - a yellow brick road - to make sure you’re heading in the right direction.
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Need A Heart? Need A Brain? Need Courage? Part I
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 2, 2007
It takes the application of your heart, your brain and your courage to transform your well-designed plan into reality.
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Father Knows Best
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
April 12, 2007
My dad may have been soft-spoken, but when he talked people listened.
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What's Your Tag Line?
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
March 1, 2007
Focus on what your business essentially stands for, what staff must deliver, and why customers should care.
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Time To Be An Apprentice Again
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
February 1, 2007
Classrooms are one thing, but make your apprentices show what they can do in the field.
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What They Never Told You
Al Levi

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 23, 2007
Tips on owning and operating a successful company.
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Hard-Earned Advice On Software

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 1, 2007
The right hardware using the right software can take you anywhere.
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