Disappointed? Does your staff seem to take longer than whatever time they’re given no matter what the task assigned is….even the simplest of things? I know I used to be downright crazy! I’d figure a job for 1 day and to be safe I’d even through in an extra half a day just to handle [...]
"Why do we still pay Al Levi for ongoing consulting three years after we first started working together? Because I know how easy it would be to fall back into our old bad habits."
Steve Lowry, OwnerLowry Electric, Inc.
Hatfield, PA
Monthly Archive for August, 2011
The New Year is always a great time to stop the craziness long enough to reflect on what went right last year, what went right last year and what would you like to do in the coming year. While resolutions like losing weight or quitting smoking are very worthy, it takes more than a passing [...]
At my company, we used to get derailed by the simplest of tasks. We struggled to master the many tasks required to run our business and keep our promises. Even the simplest of tasks could require a lot of different people doing different parts of it. Sometimes, we had two people doing the exact same [...]
Years back, my friend who was a noted industry specialist in our trade called me to complain that he had a number of contractors who would call him up to seek his advice because they were in a bind. But, no matter what advice he gave them the answer was always the same, “That won’t [...]
I joined in on a teleseminar call the other day that my consulting partner was hosting. The blog talk radio show had as the guest Jack Stack. He has become famous for engineering a monumental turnaround at his company years ago by sharing the score with all employees and teaching them business financial basics. Jack’s [...]
I have been offering a free 30 minute consulting call to contractors since I began my training and consulting practice over 7 years ago. I do this because I feel it’s what I owe the industry for all the help I received through mentors over the years and for what my business afforded me in [...]
A steady source of calls and emails that I get from all different types of contractors from all around the country enters around the trials and tribulations of working with family. Be aware, if your family dynamics are great, congratulations! This blog isn’t for you. If you don’t work with any relatives and are thinking, [...]
In working with clients one to one face to face, from the stage during a presentation or a workshop and in teleseminars and Webinars over the internet, I see the most dangerous flaw that is all to common in many who never seem to have the success they profess to crave. They are delusional and [...]
