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Why 7-Power Contractor Radio
Welcome to The 7-Power Contractor Radio, the show that helps you run your contracting business with less stress and more success. All episodes are under 10 minutes so you can listen and learn on the fly.
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The Right Way to Cut Business Costs (Part 1)
Are all the expenses you’re “used to” carrying still pulling their weight? In this two-part episode you'll learn the right way to cut business costs and make sure your expenses are working as hard as they need to to...
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The Right Way to Cut Business Costs (Part 2)
In part two of of the right way to cut business costs I'll address things such as inventory, marketing expenses, and unnecessary overtime for techs.
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How to Know if it's a Bad Employee or Bad Fit
Bad employee? Or just bad fit? Sometimes it can be hard to tell. In this episode I outline the difference between the two and provide some guidance on what you need to have in place to be able to address both of these...
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Mitigating Bad PR
Your customers are always plugged in and the last thing you need is for the TV cameras to show up on your doorstep or for a customer to leave a bad review online because of a misunderstanding. In this episode, I...
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What to do if Employees are Always on Social Media
Employees always on social media? What can you do? In this episode I address how to manage through employees who are always connected.
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Chief Executive Communicator
I have a new title for you: Chief Executive…Communicator! What is that? In this episode I explain the critical importance of this role, which involves creating your vision and helping your employees see that vision as...
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Right Way to Say Goodbye to a Bad Employee
Getting rid of a bad employee can improve your business immediately, but if not done carefully also can cause a lot of problems. In this episode I talk about the steps of corrective action you can use to document...
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90% Chance Nothing Bad Will Happen
Scared to take time out of the business to work on it? In this episode I wax on about how there is a 90 percent chance nothing bad will happen if you take two hours a week to work ON the business instead of in it,...
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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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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...
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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...
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