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George Russell
Leadership Lessons

Build a Strong Culture & Leverage Vital Processes

By George Russell posted on March 27, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” — a quote attributed to management guru Peter Drucker defines the core idea of this spoke. The best plans fail without a strong culture to support them. On the flip side a strong culture means your dealership is more likely to overcome setbacks and changes even without a strong strategy.
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Lessiter
To the Point

2020 Challenges Require Steadfast Commitment

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 23, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices
There are things within our control in this business (effort, commitment and focus to name a few), and many things that are not. If we needed any reminders, we’ve found them recently: trade wars, the Covid-19 pandemic, falling stock and commodity prices, including trading halts. And then there’s the familiar yet always unpredictable face of Mother Nature.
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Lessiter
To the Point

2020 Challenges Require Steadfast Commitment

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 16, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices
There are things within our control in this business (effort, commitment and focus to name a few), and many things that are not. If we’ve needed any reminders, we’ve found them recently: trade wars, Covid-19 pandemic, and falling stock and commodity prices, including two trade halts. And then there’s the familiar yet always unpredictable face of Mother Nature.
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Kanicki

What About Capital Expenditures?

By Dave Kanicki posted on March 2, 2020
So, we’ve heard a lot from USDA about commodity prices and projected planted acres for 2020, but little or nothing about capital expenditure expectations. It exists but doesn’t capture much attention from much of the ag industry. I suppose this is because most farm spending is dependent on commodity prices.
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