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Home » Topics » Columnists » Al Levi: Managing your business

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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The 7-Power Contractor

Al Levi: New practices for COVID-19

Great testimonials help keep the phone ringing.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
April 27, 2021

There’s an ancient proverb that says, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.


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Al Levi

Al Levi: Marketing needs great testimonials

Great testimonials help keep the phone ringing.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
March 31, 2021

When we see a testimonial, we know someone else has already tested the waters for us. Especially in today’s crowded marketplace, you need something that sets your contracting company apart.


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Al Levi

Al Levi: Fleet management done right

Be proactive when it comes to taking care of your vehicles.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
February 24, 2021

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.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 22, 2021

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.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
December 21, 2020

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.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 23, 2020

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.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
October 20, 2020

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.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
September 21, 2020

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.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
August 20, 2020

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.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
July 20, 2020

What is finally going to fix things at your company? 


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