Al Levi

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Five Signs Your Business is Growing Too Fast

Commit to taking your life back by adopting the right organizational chart and backing it up with an operating manual.

January 3, 2022

Make a commitment to take your life back by adopting the right organizational chart and covering each box with an operating manual covering 80 percent of what goes on.

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Two Roles You Can Never Leave as an Owner

By taking control of the financial and marketing roles at your company, you ensure that you are the only one at the wheel of your company car.

December 6, 2021

Al Levi

“I fired all of them,” said the Canada-based condominium developer I was helping to optimize his business. “Wow,” I said. “What happened?”

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How to Get Your Life Back and Have the Business You Want

Put systems and processes into place so your staff can handle more on their own and you can delegate more responsibilities.

November 1, 2021

Al Levi

. It will make your life going forward so much easier.

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Employee Feedback Done Right

Actively soliciting, listening and responding to my staff led them to be more engaged.

October 5, 2021

Al Levi

I call them “staffing surprises” and they’re rarely pleasant surprises. You know what I’m talking about; the 5 o’clock knock.

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Does Everyone Get to Stay Your Customer?

I’ve had to fire a customer or two to prove I’d be willing to put my money where my mouth is and stick up for the team.

September 3, 2021

Al Levi

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I Don’t Like Millennials — I Love Them and So Should You

Young people are looking for careers that provide meaningful work. You can provide that.

August 9, 2021

Al Levi

Tommy, one of the techs at my contracting company, poked his head into my office after his last call of the day.

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Finally, All the Great Techs You Ever Wanted

Tips to master recruiting, hiring, orienting and training to retain employees invested in making your company a success.

July 2, 2021

Al Levi

It was 2 a.m.; I was standing in my office at our family’s plumbing, heating, cooling (and now electrical) business on Long Island, talking to my brother Richie.