Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur, has a famous quote we need to take to heart in the automotive repair industry: “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t
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The biggest challenge shop owners face isn’t car count, or margins, or even sales. The biggest challenge shop owners face is staffing and keeping employees. The shortage of skilled technicians is already a challenge, but
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What’s the biggest gamble you can take as a shop owner? Since Las Vegas is the mecca of gambling, I decided to study two famous Vegas acts, to get the answer. First, there’s Siegfried and
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So, there I was, managing a 3.5 million dollar shop in Largo, Maryland. For three months, I had a pressing need to hire another technician. While my colleagues and competitors complained about car count, I
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If you Googled the phrase, “To throw under the bus,” an image of my six-year-old son Eric would appear! He’s infamous in the Twiggs household for throwing his older sister Erin under the bus! If I
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Meet “Ben.” Ben is a shop owner who made several attempts to motivate his manager, “Sarah,” to complete her goal poster. He initially mentioned this during their Monday morning one-on-one meeting. First, he told her
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“Craig“ passed the Wonderlic with flying colors! His accuracy score was a 10, and if you Googled the words “peacock personality,” Craig’s picture would appear! He aced his initial interview with “Samantha” the shop owner.
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It was August of 2009, and I was the new guy. As a rookie coach, I was curious as to why some shop owners experience great success, while others lose money on the bottom line
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If you’re like most shop owners, one of your biggest challenges is finding and keeping great employees. You know that without high-quality techs and service advisors you can’t build a successful shop. And, if you’re
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In 2004, Sony released the hit movie 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Sandler’s character “Henry” meets Barrymore’s character “Lucy” in a restaurant while having breakfast and is instantly drawn to her.
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