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Business Friction Friction is a fact of life. In our industry, friction calls engines to mind. Today, our guest writer Alex Kraft defines and explains friction in business. I’ve always been interested in how words and terms find their way into common discourse, seemingly out of nowhere. The last few years, the words ‘culture’, ‘friction’, […]
Friday Filosophy v.03.25.2022 Patrick Jake O’Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American libertarian political satirist and journalist. O’Rourke was the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute and a regular correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard, and frequent panelist on National Public Radio‘s game show Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! He was a columnist at The […]
Go Live Success! Tonight, guest writer Christ Kohart shares the ins and outs of how to succeed at ERP in Go Live Success. How to Succeed at ERP despite what you’ve read! Time to upgrade your dealer business system (ERP)? In a continuing series, this question was recently asked of you. If you answered ‘Yes’ […]
What’s Next? As 2021 winds down it is time for some reflection and some contemplation. What have we been able to get done in 2021 and what is next for us in 2022? There has been a lot of confusion this year, wouldn’t you say? Politically, economically, and socially. Perhaps many of us ourselves have […]
The 5th Element Our guest blog post, The 5th Element, has been written by a new guest to our website: Patrick Fisher. Over the past two decades Patrick Fisher has been primarily focused on distribution development of large complex agriculture and construction equipment dealerships. Patrick was the Vice President, from March 2013 – October […]
Everything Seems Obvious in Hindsight! Chris Kohart has over 30 years of direct management experience in the heavy construction equipment distribution industry and more than a decade in the technology sector directly supporting equipment dealers globally. Chris is Principal of C.A. Kohart & Associates, a management and marketing consulting firm dedicated to equipment dealerships, private […]
Building a New Skilled Talent Decade Edward E. Gordon, the founder and president of Imperial Consulting Corporation in Chicago, has consulted with leaders in business, education, government, and non-profits for over 50 years. As a writer, researcher, speaker, and consultant he has helped shape policy and programs that advance talent development and regional economic growth. This […]
The Digital Dealership – Digital Data Triggers In tonight’s blog post, guest writer Mets Kramer brings us to the bright side of technology in the Digital Dealership – Digital Data Triggers. One of the best things about computers is they do the boring tasks of wading through data. It’s a concept that is generally well […]
The Skilled Employee Challenge This week, Ron Slee takes readers through the skilled employee challenge, after a particularly illumination conversation with a fellow industry professional. Recently I had an online chat with a talented executive in this industry in which I have spent most of my career. After reading through the Job Shock series from […]
How to map out a strategy to build a culture of respect In this week’s guest post, Sonya Law explains how to map out a strategy to build a culture of respect in your organization. Respect helps us to treat our most valuable resource – our people – in a way that shows they matter […]