THE 7-POWER CONTRACTOR® RADIO
Information and insights for plumbing, heating, cooling, electrical, and other service contracting business owners direct from your host, contracting business consultant and former contractor, Al Levi. All episodes are 10 minutes or less.
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018 – Difference Between a Leader and a Manager
What’s the difference between a Leader and a Manager? It’s a great question because it can be confusing to distinguish between the two roles. In this episode I explain how to tell the difference.
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017 – Cleanup, Reorganize, or Move Your Shop
What are you going to do right now to make things better moving forward? One of the ways to make your future better is to organize your workspace.
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016 – Stepping over Dollars to Pick Up Dimes
Making smart long term investments involve spending money. Are you starving your future by pinching pennies today?
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015 – Leading with Humor
Business is serious business, am I right? Yes—and no. There are times when taking a light hearted approach can be helpful and a welcome release of the tension that tends to build up when the company is running full tilt. In this episode I provide some guidance for when to bring humor into the mix to make things better.
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014 – Beware Actions Born of Boredom
Everything's going well. You've got customers. The phone is ringing. Time to start another service line, right? Not so fast. In this episode I outline the perils of acting out of boredom rather than from the foundation of a solid strategic business plan.
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013 – Actions Speak Louder than Words – Fix Your Own First
You're being watched—did you know that? Your employees are studying your every move to determine what is OK behavior at your company. In this episode I explain how to make that crystal clear and why you must tow the line like everyone else if you want to make it work.
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012 – What to do When the Work Family is Fighting
Family's fight. It's what they do. My brothers and I are very close and when we all were working together in the famly business, we had some doosies. In this episode, I'll provide some guidance on how to successfully navigate through the family dramas to get everyone refocused on the business.
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011 – Who Goes to Training and Seminars?
Conferences, training seminars, webinars, demonstrations—who goes? If you're like we were in my company, it was us! In this episode I explain why it's more beneficial to use those opportunities to train your techs so that they can become more capable and better at their jobs.
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010 – No Such Thing as Accidental Company Culture
If the culture is crummy in your company, whose fault is that? Yours! The good news is that because you created it, you alone can fix it. In this episode I'll tell you how.
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