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Why it’s Important to Keep Employees Energized and 10 Ideas to Accomplish It

Owen Palm, CEO of 21st Century Equipment, discussed the importance of keeping employees energized and how he does that in the second part of a leadership development series.
By Sierra Wolff posted on February 5, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices
Keeping your employees energized is an important part of running your dealership. Having energized employees increases productivity, improves retention and results in lower absenteeism. It also is important in improving ROI and creating higher customer satisfaction.
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Dealer Financials Improving, But More Work Needed

While dealers’ bottom lines are looking better, they must improve overall operations if they hope to enhance their profits in the years ahead.
By Dave Kanicki posted on January 29, 2019 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Operations & Finance
Based on the results of the Western Equipment Dealers Assn.’s 2018 Cost of Doing Business Study, North American farm equipment dealers are making progress in improving a number of metrics typically used to measure their financial performance.
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Premier Equipment’s Brett Barriage Talks Defining and Refining Leadership

Brett Barriage discusses how he and Premier Equipment view, determine and refine leadership.
By Sierra Wolff posted on January 18, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices
In order to make one’s dealership better, investing in leaders is crucial. Brett Barriage, CEO of Premier Equipment, a 10-store John Deere dealership based in Ont., discussed this during the first of a two-part leadership development presentation at the 2018 Western Equipment Dealers Assn. (WEDA) International Dealer Conference, Scottsdale, Ariz.
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WEDA Acquires Friend Management System

The combination adds to the offerings of the Western Equipment Dealers Assn. (WEDA) Business Management Services to the equipment dealer industry.
April 10, 2018 | Posted in Dealer News
Western Equipment Dealers Assn. announced today that it is acquiring Friend Management Systems in a transaction pairing two leading providers of management consulting and professional development programs and services for equipment dealers.
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How Will 2017 U.S. Tax Reform Impact Your Dealership?

Curt Kleoppel and Eric Wareham of the Western Equipment Dealers Assn. provide details on what the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act means for farm equipment dealers in the U.S.
By Kim Schmidt posted on February 10, 2018 | Posted in Operations & Finance
In late December 2017, President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act into law, marking the first significant tax reform in the U.S. since the Reagan administration in the 1980s.
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[Podcast] Is an End to Equipment Leasing Coming?

Casey Seymour of 21st Century Equipment and Moving Iron LLC speaks with Trent Hummel who was turning used equipment double digits at a Case IH and New Holland dealerships before selling to Rocky Mountain.
January 31, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Used Equipment Remarketing
Casey Seymour of 21st Century Equipment and Moving Iron LLC speaks with Trent Hummel who was turning used equipment double digits at a Case IH and New Holland dealerships before selling to Rocky Mountain.
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Analysts Comment on CNHI CEO's Departure

Analysts Comment on CNHI CEO's Departure

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we look at some analyst comments on Scott Wine's departure from CNH Industrial. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks to Pessl Instruments' CEO about the recent investment it received from Lindsay Corp. Also in this episode, dealers and farmers chime in on brand loyalty, air seeder sales forecasts and layoffs at the Racine, Wis., Case IH plant.
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