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From the Desk of Kim Schmidt

Finding Good Employees is a Universal Challenge

By Kim Schmidt posted on November 27, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

While there are certainly differences between German dealers and North American dealers, their main challenges are very similar. Much like what we hear in the U.S. and Canada, finding good, qualified employees is a challenge for dealers in Germany, too.

EDA and the Department of Labor Collaborate on Free Webinar

June 6, 2017

Source: The Equipment Dealers Assocation

The Equipment Dealers Assn. (EDA) is excited to announce that Kathy Robinson, J.D. from the Employee Benefit Security Admin. (EBSA) branch of the Department of Labor (DOL) will be co-hosting a webinar on June 28, 2017! The webinar is FREE to EDA members and will cover Group Health Plan Compliance.

My Greatest Mistake: Brian Carpenter

General Manager, Champlain Valley Equipment, Middlebury, Vt. (2009 Dealership of the Year)

By Mike Lessiter posted on December 24, 2016 | Posted in Operations & Finance, Department Management

“When asked to share a mistake I’ve made with other dealers, I was challenged to find a lesson learned that was instructive.

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How to Decide if an Employee is Ready to be a Manager

October 24, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices

Source: hbr.org

You have an ambitious employee eager to be promoted to manager. He feels he’s ready and is good at his job, but is he ready to lead? Rebecca Knight provided the following suggestions in Harvard Business Review on how to measure his potential.

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9 Changes to Expect When You Grow to 50 Employees

September 26, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices

Source: SmartBrief

When a small company undergoes growth and its staff grows to 50 or more, there are certain aspects of the business that need to change along with it. SmartBrief posed the following question to the Young Entrepreneur Council. Here are the 9 changes they say you can expect with growth.

Deere Announces Factory Layoffs

July 22, 2016 | Posted in Operations & Finance, Manufacturer News

Deere & Company today has informed approximately 120 production employees at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Ill., that they will be placed on indefinite layoff effective Sept. 6.

Wider World of Business: 7 Productivity Hacks for a Workplace that Delivers

October 27, 2014 | Posted in Department Management

Source: By: Barbara Bates, entrepreneur.com

My field of integrated communications is a service business that by definition must be productive.

Great Plains Manufacturing to Lay Off 40

October 8, 2014 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Source: Salina Journal

Great Plains Manufacturing announced Monday it is cutting 40 positions, or about 2.5 percent of its workforce.

Kinze Announces Layoffs in Williamsburg, Iowa

September 30, 2014 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Source: The Gazette

An Eastern Iowa agricultural machinery manufacturer laid off 21 employees this week, the latest equipment maker to respond to a slowing farm machinery market due to low commodity prices.

Wider World of Business: Coaching an Employee Who Doesn't Want Help

September 26, 2014 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

Source: By Amy Gallo, Harvard Business Review

The best managers know to coach their employees, but what if someone doesn't want your help? How can you convince a hesitant employee that your advice is worthwhile?

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