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Who Plays the Most Crucial Role on Your Team? This week, guest writer Troy Ottmer shares the elements and roles in team culture that will make or break your team in “Who Plays the Most Crucial Role on Your Team?” Another way to ask this would be “Who is the Most Important Person on your […]
Navigating Risk Management in Today’s Construction Industry Today, we continue with guest writer Andy Fanter in his article on “Navigating Risk Management in Today’s Construction Industry.” The construction industry is changing fast, and so is how we handle risk. Andy Fanter dives into this shift, pointing out a generational gap that’s reshaping things. While older […]
A Candid Conversation with Andy Fanter On the Learning Without Scars Podcast, we just had a candid conversation with Andy Fanter. Andy Fanter started Intercast in 1994. The company is a division of Cyclcast, created in 1978 by Dick Fanter. Dick retired in 2019. Andy currently forecasts for over thirty dealers across the US. […]
Chipotle, Starbucks, and the Huge Construction Machinery Dealers Guest writer Andy Fanter dives into the cross-industry pool with today’s blog post: “Chipotle, Starbucks, and the Huge Construction Machinery Dealers.” Starbucks has been struggling. Plenty of national chains and local competitors are offering coffee and related snacks. Chipotle has been growing for years with a simple […]
Imagine That Guest writer John Andersen walks us through the latest merger that will directly impact our industry in “Imagine That.” Imagine waking up one morning to find that Coke and Pepsi had merged. What if Samsung and Apple formed a single company? Can you picture a world where UPS acquires FedEx to become the […]
Change Management – Not Just Another Business Cliche Guest Writer Steve Johnson, one of our educational specialists here at Learning Without Scars, writes today’s post about Change Management, and why it is not just another business cliche. Entering the year 2023, I have been in a reflective mood. In my years in business, I have […]
A Force To Be Reckoned With Our new guest writer Dave Gordon is currently the Executive Director of the Independent Equipment Dealers Association where he has been on board for 18 months. His experience includes more than 35 years of leadership experience in strategy, sales, marketing and financial issues, as well as distribution development for […]
Maximizing Profits Through Spend Management Tonight, we are pleased to introduce our readers to our new guest writer, Jennifer Albright. In her first post, Jennifer educates readers on maximizing profits through spend management. But first, allow us to introduce Jennifer Albright in her own words: My start in Procurement began unexpectedly with a temporary position, […]
The Evolution of Business Owners Change is just one inevitability in life. Guest writer Floyd Jerkins walks us through just one change in his piece on the evolution of business owners. It is quite rare for a dealership to be able to adequately plan succession in the ranks of their mid-management staff. So often, a […]
Target Marketing In his guest post for this week, Ross Atkinson highlights the critical importance of technology when it comes to target marketing. It is truly amazing how times have changed in the last 20 years! Dealerships have gotten larger through consolidation and spread further apart. The dealer is servicing more customers with less staff. Welcome […]