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George Russell
Leadership Lessons

Good to Great Dealership Flywheel Spoke #4 - Build a Balanced Dealership that Sells Solutions and Earns Trust

By George Russell posted on September 1, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
How your entire dealership hears and serves the customer is at the core of the 4th spoke of the flywheel. Dealerships that are built with balance and whose people are trusted to deliver and serve consistently will retain those customers and attract more new customers.
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View Mark Kreps’ Legacy Presentation on Employee Development

By Farm Equipment Staff posted on September 1, 2020 | Posted in Dealer News
A shockwave moved through the farm equipment dealer community when it was reported that RDO Vice President of Sales — Agriculture Mark Kreps and Vice President of Midwest Agriculture Steve Connelly were killed in a car crash in South Dakota. The two were leaders in the dealership industry by every known definition, and Farm Equipment staff had the privilege of getting to know them through the Dealership of the Year program.
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Kim Schmidt

Third Quarter Used Equipment Check In

By Kim Schmidt posted on August 3, 2020
It’s hard to say if this has been the slowest year ever, or the fastest. It’s definitely been the weirdest. Now that we’re into the second half of the year, it seems like a good time for a status check. How does your used equipment inventory look compared to the start of the year?
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Lessiter
To the Point

Your 2020 Dealer of the Year ...

By Mike Lessiter posted on July 10, 2020
It was 15 years ago this summer that Farm Equipment’s Dealership of the Year (DOY) edition made its debut. Revisiting the collection of articles on these Alumni Group Members over this period provides an interesting timestamping of growth in the size of leading dealer operations.
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This inaugural episode in plans for a new docuseries introduces father-son duo Ward and Marc McConnell who’ve led farm equipment manufacturer Art’s Way Manufacturing and other businesses. Filmed in Texas in 2017, this 13-minute video is one of 25 in-person interviews on the legacies of family-run equipment manufacturers collected over several years. This pilot is being early-released to mark the 1-year anniversary of Ward’s passing in May 2021.
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