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Bob Clements

Bob Clements, founder of consulting group BCI International, pushes his team and the dealers they consult with to search out unique and unconventional ways to solve problems. He started working with dealerships more than 30 years ago and has walked alongside thousands of dealers in various industries to help them achieve success. Clements’ speaking and training programs are used by dealerships in over 20 countries. He has addressed the Farm Equipment Dealership Minds Summit and Rural Lifestyle Dealer Success Academy, while contributing to both publications’ various article and multi-media formats.

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What’s the Best Way to Determine Your Shop Labor Rate?

DO NOT talk to your local farm equipment dealers – that’s pooled ignorance.

By Bob Clements posted on September 15, 2022 | Posted in Operations & Finance, Department Management

There’s a 2-store Kubota dealership we work with down in Louisiana, it’s called Henderson Implement. At their Abbeville, La., location – 60 miles outside of Baton Rouge, they have a technician, Kendall, who works specifically on Kubota tractors.

Hiring: Target the ‘Job Hopping’ Technicians

Forget trying to attract the unemployed; the ‘numbers game’ favors recruiting the job hoppers. Listen to what they need & then create the environment that keeps them.

By Bob Clements posted on September 15, 2022 | Posted in Operations & Finance, Department Management

You realize that 65% of the population right now are job-hopping. They believe that changing the job every 2 years is the easiest way to advance their career.

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