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Leading At The Next Level LIVE with Tom Kline, author of "Tuck the Octopus"
Running a successful professional dealership is complex, complicated, and perpetual!
Keeping operations running profitably, securely, and legally can feel like trying to tuck an octopus into bed at night while the...
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Promotions Are Usually Based On...
If we’re going to have any real shot at avoiding the cost of a poor promotion, recognizing the right candidate to promote isn’t just a nice idea; it’s something we have to do effectively time after time. Not only will...
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Recognizing the Right Candidate to Promote
Since we now have a solid understanding of how a poor promotion can kill profitability, let’s dig into what we need to look for when considering existing team members for any leadership role we need to fill in our...
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The Cost of a Poor Promotion
An article from Forbes.com called “Promoting Wrong People Hurts Employee Retention and Productivity” opens by stating, “Managers are key to employee retention and productivity. But many companies don’t promote into...
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How to Improve Accountability & Capture Lost Profit
Whether we can tie it directly to a profit and loss statement or not, the costs any organization incurs when no one is held accountable are significant. Those costs can be so high and spread across so many business...
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Recognizing the Need for More Accountability
If we want to avoid the costs that pile up when no one is held accountable and capture the profitability that’s so often killed as a result, the first step is realizing there’s even a problem. Before you tune me out...
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The Cost of an Unaccountable Workforce
Okay, leaders, I’m counting on you to have done the work to address the last profitability killer we looked at, The Cost of Confusion, by taking steps to set clear expectations for your teams. Even with the most...
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Developing a Mentorship Mindset - Demonstrate Personal Success in the Areas of Mentorship
 To have a mentoring mindset you have got to always add value to others. To have the correct mindset around this is to believe this is an opportunity and not just a task to accomplish. Do you see adding value to...
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Developing a Mentorship Mindset - Would a Mentor Be Beneficial for You?
 Here’s some questions to find out if a mentor would be beneficial for you.
Would you like to have a trusted and experienced person to bounce ideas off of?
Are you making a transition or considering a transition and...
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Developing a Mentorship Mindset - The Difference Maker
Getting into developing a mentorship mindset, as well as establishing some disciplines around gaining mentorship in your life and providing mentorship to others, is crucial. This circle of mentorship can truly be The...
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Leading At The Next Level LIVE with Phillip Read, Chief of Police in Bridgewater, VA
We've know Phillip Read for more than a decade but we've had the pleasure of building a strong friendship with him since he accepted the Chief of Police role in Bridgewater, VA in September of 2021 and having his as a...
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Leading At The Next Level LIVE with Daniel Jones on Dealing with Dark Personalities & Toxic Behavior
Daniel N. Jones is currently an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) and a core faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Program. Prior...
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