If I have heard it once, I have heard it a thousand times: “Dollars pay the bills, not profit margins!” Well, I agree with you, but you can’t effectively manage your shop by dollars alone. …
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ATI’s SuperConference 2019 Charity Selection: Soldiers’ Angels
Each year at ATI’s SuperConference, we select a charity local to the community we visit and raise awareness and money for their organization. If you’ve already attended a SuperConference, you’ve seen first-hand the incredible impact we …
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ATI Announces New Preferred Provider, PSA Insurance & Financial Services
On January 1st, 2019, the Automotive Training Institute (ATI) officially announced PSA Insurance & Financial Services as the newest preferred provider offering value-added services to its members. PSA is a top 100 insurance brokerage and risk management firm, …
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Examine These 3 Areas of Your Life to Ensure They’re Not Holding You Back
We are always aspiring to get or have what the other person has, whether that’s material things like a bigger home or newer car, or maybe it’s a better relationship with our spouse or significant …
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The ATI Way | Fundamental #8: Take Responsibility
Identify what you don’t know and find a way to learn it. Ask for what you need and take full responsibility for your success. There’s no room for victims in a high-performance organization. Take responsibility! …
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ATI Announces New Preferred Supplier, EasyPay Finance
Automotive Training Institute (ATI), a leading automotive business coaching and training company for shop owners, announced that EasyPay Finance, a company that provides finance options for retailers and auto repair shop customers, will join its list …
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Are Your Misguided Beliefs Causing Misguided Results?
Have you ever thought about the possibility that many things you do every day are because of a misguided or unexamined belief? I heard longtime ATI Coach and 20 Group Facilitator, Rick Johnson, tell a …
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I See Dead People — I Mean I See Service Advisors
Do you remember the movie “The Sixth Sense”? In that movie, there is one of the most famous lines from a movie of all time as far as I am concerned. It is this: “I …
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Don’t Forget to Take Inventory
As 2018 comes to a close, I encourage you to take inventory. You are probably thinking about your parts inventory. Yes, it is very important to count all your parts and fluids and nuts and …
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The ATI Way | Fundamental #7: Continuously Improve Everything You Do
Constantly evaluate and reevaluate every aspect of your job. Don’t be satisfied with the status quo. To improve and consistently develop, think about things throughout the day that you can do out of routine. Stop …
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