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Adjusting Your Style to Manage the Next Generation of Employees & Customers

By Tim Brannon posted on November 7, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices

I have been fortunate to have been in and talked to dealerships all over North America. Know what? The only difference is the names and faces — about everything else is the same. Equipment Dealer Tips, Tales & Takeaways is brought to you by the Solectrac.

Misguided Government ‘Help’

By Tim Brannon posted on October 17, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices

So why are we in the industry saddled with this emission laden product lineup? Refer to the first sentence in this literary attempt. Equipment Dealer Tips, Tales & Takeaways is brought to you by the Solectrac.

Remembering Industry Legend Kevin Bien

By Tim Brannon posted on October 10, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices

A super salesman, Kevin Bein was one of these iconic persons in marketing. Kevin pioneered marketing the Fendt tractor to North America and later pitched the Super Series Gleaner. He did the RFD-TV programs and was loved by customers, his dealers and even the competition. Equipment Dealer Tips, Tales & Takeaways is brought to you by the Solectrac.

Adapting Your Dealership in 'Ever Changing Times'

By Tim Brannon posted on October 3, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices

The American farmer went from feeding himself and maybe a few others to feeding himself and some say over 160 others today, while dropping in numbers to less than 2% of our population. (And we throw away over 25% of what we produce!) Equipment Dealer Tips, Tales & Takeaways is brought to you by the Solectrac.

Burnout, of Dealership Minds…

By Tim Brannon posted on September 19, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices

Running a dealership is a hard, long, day-to-day, milking experience type journey. Many have the idea one can get the business started, firing on all cylinders, and then coast into prosperity. Wrong. Equipment Dealer Tips, Tales & Takeaways is brought to you by the Solectrac.

How Effective Are Your Leaders?

By Floyd Jerkins posted on September 16, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices

You want employees to feel good to be working as part of a team that is working together – and everyone is improving. Many managers would be surprised to learn how little their employees believe management is walking the talk.

Achieving Peak Performance

Back to the Basics: Meetings

By Bob Clements posted on December 16, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices

Sure, you know you need to have meetings with your team, but how in the world are you supposed to do that in the crazy world of a dealership?

Managing the Store

Millennials Share These Three Workplace Values

Find ways to offer meaning, challenge and flexibility.

By Mike Wiles posted on January 10, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices

At many businesses I visit, I hear about the difficulty in finding and keeping good employees. That’s usually followed by complaining about the next generation of workers — millennials … usually said with a scowl. The reality is that millennials, or people born roughly between 1980 and 1996, will likely make up half of the workforce within the next decade.

Ranchland Tractor: Building a Foundation

December 8, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices

David Holman, of Ranchland Tractor & ATV, shares how General Manager Buford Wingate helped turn the dealership around and build a foundation for success.

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Managing for Success Volume 2

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This "Managing for Success Volume 2" eGuide shares how you can sell more, create better employees and bring professionalism to your service department and it’s FREE!

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Mowhawk Mowers Enters the Zero-Turn Space

Mowhawk mowers using decades of manufacturing experience to enter the zero-turn space and grow its dealer network.

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