Feeling like the world has gone a little crazy? As an automotive repair shop owner, your #1 priority is keeping your team safe and busy. Your #2 priority is reassuring your customers that you are
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I have an embarrassing confession to make. It all started after reading a Mayo Clinic study which concluded that sitting is the new smoking. I was motivated to get moving, so I set a goal
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As a shop owner, your focus is on making sure you have plenty of work coming in your doors to keep your technicians productive. If your phones are ringing but the bays are empty, you
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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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My wife and I were having breakfast at a local chain restaurant. “William,” the waiter, was friendly, the service was timely, and the food was tasty. Towards the end of our visit, William handed me
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As a district manager, I hated when my regional manager would visit without notice. One day, I received a call from “Rick,” my regional manager. He said he was in town and wanted to visit
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I have a confession to make. I’m NOT handy around the house. If you Googled the phrase, “Do It Yourself,” you would NOT find my picture anywhere on the internet! Fortunately, I have a handyman named
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The story is told of a billionaire businessman with two sons. He met with them one day and told them his fortune would be left to the first son who could create a successful business!
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Are you holding your people accountable? When I was a district manager for a national automotive chain back in 2001, I would have answered this question with a definite “YES!” After all, I always “preached” the
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What’s keeping you from achieving your goals? The following scenario may reveal the answer. If you were to speak into your phone and ask “Alexa,” “Who’s the best technician at my shop?” An image of
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