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Al Levi: Managing your business
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Al Levi helps contractors manage employees through operational manuals and sales training.

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Al Levi

Al Levi: Fleet management done right

Be proactive when it comes to taking care of your vehicles.
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Al Levi
February 24, 2021
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You may think you are too small to have a fleet manager, or so big you need a full-time fleet manager, and neither of those things is necessarily true.


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The 7-Power Contractor

Al Levi: The goal writing is on the wall

Setting goals is easy; it’s the follow through that is hard.
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Al Levi
January 22, 2021
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By the time you read this, most people’s New Year’s resolutions or goals will be a distant memory, and they’ll be back to doing the same things they said they weren’t going to do. 


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The 7-Power Contractor

Al Levi: Distance learning works

Remote training presents advantages for service contractors.
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Al Levi
December 21, 2020
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I’ll admit it. I was skeptical that distance learning could be a worthwhile experience for service contractors. 


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Al Levi

Al Levi: Do what’s in the book

How to get your employees to buy in.
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Al Levi
November 23, 2020
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The conversation typically goes like this: The owner tells me, “Al, I don’t know if I can get buy-in here for the operating manuals.”


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The 7-Power Contractor

Al Levi: How are you judging your staff’s performance?

Evaluate your employees on objective standards.
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Al Levi
October 20, 2020
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With every new consulting client, I begin our work by asking the following: “How are you judging your staff’s performance?”


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The 7-Power Contractor

Al Levi: Attitude versus behavior: What’s the difference?

Let go of the broken method of paying attention to attitudes.
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Al Levi
September 21, 2020
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Bad attitudes are everywhere, or so it would appear. In most cases, it is based on nothing other than your opinion. 


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The 7-Power Contractor

AL Levi: What if I train them and they leave?

Training is not optional for service contractors.
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Al Levi
August 20, 2020
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One of the most common things I see when I begin my work with a new contracting client is the resistance to train employees. 


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The 7-Power Contractor

AL Levi: Fix things at your company

How to get ahead of the fire.
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Al Levi
July 20, 2020
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What is finally going to fix things at your company? 


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Al Levi: Hire willing people, provide skills or pay the price

How to build techs from scratch.
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Al Levi
June 23, 2020
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“Hire willing people and provide them the skills — as opposed to hiring spoiled, experienced people with skills and behavior problems.” 


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The 7-Power Contractor

Al Levi: Urgent versus important

Play offense and be proactive in your business.
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Al Levi
May 21, 2020
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Everything in business is important! Not everything in business is urgent — thank heavens!


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