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Shooting at Excel Industries: Looking Back & Moving Forward

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on April 22, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Safety Resources

Paul Mullet, one of the owners and retired CEO and president of Excel Industries Inc., shares with Rural Lifestyle Dealer how they coped with the aftermath of the mass shooting at its Hesston, Kan., headquarters in February 2016.

Are You a 'Go First' Leader?

By Rural Lifestyle Dealer Staff posted on March 28, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices

Source: JohnMaxwell.com

Learn how by following these three steps from John Maxwell, leadership expert.

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Stop these 5 Fears That Sabotage Your Success

By Rural Lifestyle Dealer Staff posted on September 27, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices

Source: Inc.com

Stop trying to defeat fear, or be fearless. Instead, dive into your fears and reduce the attachment you have to each one.

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Bob Clements International Boot Camp: Know These Management Basics

By Sara Hey posted on August 20, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices

This segment in the Bob Clements International Boot Camp series outlines the basics of the management team's responsibilities, including leadership, culture, meetings and cross training.

Management Basics: How to Delegate

August 9, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices

Sara Hey of Bob Clements International says that you can delegate more effectively by slowing down and communicating, avoiding the tendency to micro-manage and giving employees the resources and authority they need to compete the task or project successfully. "Delegation creates an environment of trust," Hey says.

Management Basics: Cross Training Plus Fun

August 9, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices

Sara Hey of Bob Clements International says cross training improves productivity, efficiency and quality at your dealership. And, as part of building up your team, don't forget to add some fun.

Fixing Lackluster Sales Training

By Rural Lifestyle Dealer Staff posted on July 27, 2018

Source: Harvard Business Review

Salespeople must learn about strategy and sales tasks at your firm, not only a generic sales methodology.

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Admit Our Mistakes, Clean Up Our Messes

By Rural Lifestyle Dealer Staff posted on July 20, 2018

Source: Phoenix Business Journal

Pseudo-leaders will try to cover up a mistake. Real leaders admit it and then take care of the mistake.

Why Humble Leadership Really Works

By Rural Lifestyle Dealer Staff posted on July 3, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices

Source: Harvard Business Review

Power can cause leaders to become overly obsessed with outcomes and control and treat their employees as means to an end.

Manitou Group Appoints Three New Leadership Roles in North America

May 9, 2018 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Don Vollmer is now vice president of engineering. Todd Miorin is senior director for program management and Jeffrey Weido is senior director for product management and marketing.

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

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