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Legislative Priorities — A Look Forward to the Year Ahead [Webinar]

January 24, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices
The new year brings with it many fresh starts, including the start of new legislative sessions at the state and federal level. In this free webinar, Eric Wareham, VP Government Affairs for the Western Equipment Dealers Assn., discusses legislative priorities for dealers across North America. From taxes to data security, the legalization of cannabis and the status of right to repair initiatives, we will cover a range of topics that legislatures will take up this year that could affect your dealership. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]
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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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The 6 Steps of Successful Change Management

Businesses can help boost employee engagement and adoption by following this change management checklist, according to this expert.
January 18, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices
Source: American Express
The struggle is real; you've invested in some great new software but found that company adoption is sluggish. It doesn't make any sense — this tool is the perfect problem-solver for all the complaints you've had. “Any process where you're trying to bring about change is complex,” said Rebecca Yoder, a global partner solutions director at DocuSign during her panel at the Dreamforce 2018 conference.
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Vermeer Manufacturing on Round Balers and Revolutionizing an Industry

January 18, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
In this interview, Mike Lessiter, Editor/Publisher of Farm Equipment, takes the rare opportunity to interview four ag executives — spanning two generations — from Vermeer Manufacturing. Sitting around the founder’s family table in Pella, Iowa, the group shares the story of how the invention of the round baler lead to their present-day international operation.
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How to Manage Someone Who is Totally Disorganized

January 4, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices
Source: Harvard Business Review
Managing a disorganized employee is often a maddening experience. How can you help your scattered direct report develop better systems? How can you drive home the importance of staying on top of meetings, calendars, and emails? And is it even possible to help a person overcome a natural inclination toward disorder?
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Lars Paulsson on Laforge Systems Innovations and History

January 4, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
In this interview, Mike Lessiter sits down with Lars Paulsson from Laforge Systems, the North American presence of the company that he cofounded in 1991 with Laforge owner and inventor Hubert DeFrancq of France. The two go way back, and jokes abound, but so does insight on the company that supplies the hitches you see on the fronts of tractors today.
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Availability of Customer Capital Adds to Dealership Challenges

Stotz Equipment President Tom Rosztoczy and Waupun Equipment Co-owner Dan Scheuers discuss the availability of capital to farming customers and how it impacts their dealerships
By Jennifer Reibel posted on December 31, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
"In our territory, securing capital for our customers is going to be a challenge,” says Tom Rosztoczy, Stotz Equipment president. “We have banks pressuring farmers to limit spending, questioning how money is spent, and trying to control farmer spending as much as they can to keep the farmers operating within the parameters the banks want to see.”
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