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Leadership Lessons

Anticipating the Dealership of the Future

By Daniel Surprenant posted on October 3, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

You’ve probably seen the movie trilogy Back to the Future. There’s no point in telling you the story, but just like in the movie, if we had a time machine, we could influence the present through our actions from the past and change our future through our actions of the present.

Sage Wisdom from A Dealership Lifer

Ross Morgan, manager of special projects for H&R Agri-Power, shares how his nearly 60 years in the farm equipment dealership business have helped shape the Case IH dealership group’s success as it’s expanded.

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 6, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices

Ross Morgan, a farm equipment dealership lifer, is a face you’ll still see at many industry events, including dealer association meetings and the Dealership Minds Summits.

Leadership Lessons

Personal Values & 3 Simple Changes to Show Them

By George Russell posted on March 14, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

Values in an organization start at the top. As a leader in a dealership, your values and your personal character will be reflected in how your company operates, how it affects people, how its culture is defined and cultivated and ultimately its success.

Leadership Lessons: Personal Values & 3 Simple Changes to Show Them

By George Russell posted on March 14, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

Special Report: After the Ink Dries

After the Ink Dries: Dealer Takeaways

June 11, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer Succession

Because dealers have had a wide variety of experiences when it comes to handling matters following the acquisition of another dealership, there was little if any clear-cut consensus on one “best” approach to some of the biggest and most critical issues involved.

Wider World of Business

How to Tell If a Team Member Is Ready for a Management Position

April 25, 2016 | Posted in Department Management, Dealer Succession

Source: Small Business Trends

Eleven entrepreneurs were surveyed on what they find are the key indicators that an employee is ready for a management position. Dedication, leadership and investment in the company are just a few of their telltale signs.

People & Profits

Develop Your Best Talent

By George Russell and Erik Thompson posted on March 12, 2016 | Posted in Department Management

A basic axiom of team development is this: Most leaders spend too much time on their problem employees, and too little time on their best. As Stephen Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, pointed out years ago, developing talent is often critical to success, but since it is not urgent, it never happens. The key word here is time. Let’s discuss two aspects of this four-letter word: thinking time, and talking time.

People & Profits: Develop Your Best Talent

By George Russell and Erik Thompson posted on March 12, 2016 | Posted in Department Management

Business of Selling: Looking Back and …

By Dr. Jim Weber posted on September 4, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance

Nearly 40 years ago, I was hired by a consulting firm whose major client was International Harvester, the once venerable leader in agricultural equipment sales. This consulting firm had designed the XL program for IH that recognized and rewarded their dealer organization for implementing a series of sensible, yet stringent, operational and financial standards. The same firm conceived and implemented a training program for the IH dealer organization that was then perceived as cutting edge.

Business of Selling

Looking Back and …

By Dr. Jim Weber posted on September 4, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance

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Baltimore Port Closure to Impact High Horsepower Tractor Imports & Exports

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we look at how the Port of Baltimore's closure will alter the flow of high horsepower tractors in and out of the country. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about some changes coming to drone operation regulations. Also in this episode, Kazakhstan's potential for the North American ag equipment industry and what 2024 holds for the sprayer market.

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