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Why Do We Resist Change? Part 2

This month, Publisher Susan Givens continues with a summary of tips about overcoming resistance to change within organizations.

Why Background Screening Accreditation Matters to Your Dealership

Working with an accredited background screening company ensures that the company is providing you with the best screening services while adhering to all of the legal standards applicable and best business practices.

When is Technology No Longer Optional?

Let’s face it, customers can be fickle. A big part of business evolution involves leveraging technology in all departments. Technology can help managers make decisions quicker and more effectively, which should lead to higher profitability and higher CSI. The key is knowing where you have to spend just to stay in the game and where you should spend to win the game.

Process Insanity Wrecks Used Car Profits

T2L disciplines should be the core metric by which you measure modern recon science. This metric will allow you to ask one simple but vital question: “Is my current system bolstering my used car profitability?”

Finding a Technology Partner That Will Stick with You

Why do your longstanding customers keep coming back to your dealership? Is it because you offer the best deals? Maybe. But I’m willing to bet it’s because you engage with them after you sell them a car and provide them a level of service they can’t get elsewhere.

The Theory of 5: Pleasure Versus Pain

When we take short-cuts, apply “quick-fix” patches to problems without actually solving them we leave ourselves with a foundation that stands on very shaky ground, and won’t stand up to the challenges life will inevitably throw our way. Chris Saraceno shares four behaviors that have allowed him to build a foundation that has not only sheltered him from life’s storms but has provided the tools to support his career, my goals and my life.

Create Leaders, Not Managers

Let’s indulge in semantics for a moment. A manager is someone who instructs or controls a group of people. They delegate tasks, oversee projects or organize a team. Managers are important, certainly. They keep the lights on for business to run as usual.

Why Do We Resist Change?

Resistance to change is one of the most common obstacles that businesses face during organizational change. Ideally, you can replace that resistance with support, boosting project results across the board.

The 3 Components of Successfully Using Humor in the Workplace

While 49% of Americans are unsatisfied with their jobs, most people don’t realize that using humor in the workplace can improve job satisfaction. Here’s how to choose humor appropriately, so you will be more productive, less stressed and happier.

It’s All About the People

Imagine on Monday, you discover that your meticulous, rule-following accountant and creative, eccentric marketing person have switched positions. How’s this likely to work out? Some variation of this misalignment is actually common in most organizations.

The Myth About a National Criminal History Search

Anyone who has the responsibility of hiring employees and overseeing employment background screening for their dealership has heard the term “national criminal history” search. Although the title sounds all-encompassing when doing a background search, it really is not.

3 Theft Risks to Look Out for at Your Dealership

When Googling “dealership theft,” the search returned over 30 million results. There’s a reason for that — scams and thefts targeting dealerships are more common than dealers should be comfortable with.