Management

Team building is seen as essential to businesses and corporate culture. Every year, businesses large and small shell out hundreds to thousands on company retreats and exercises. These activities can range anywhere from the typical--sunrise yoga and bowling--to wildly unusual--zombie hunting and chariot racing....

On today's show, we discuss the turnover dealers see with middle managers and the challenges they face on the showroom floor every day with Brian Finnegan, president of Advanced Dealer Concepts and former sales training director with AutoNation. Brian has also served as general...

Here to talk about reducing healthcare costs and improving your dealership’s bottom line is Keith Lemer, CEO of WellNet Healthcare Plans. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:  I'd like to welcome in Mr. Keith Lemer, who is with WellNet Healthcare. Welcome to CBT News. Keith Lemer: Thanks very much, Jim. Thanks...

Also known as implicit bias, unconscious biases are learned stereotypes we hold about people based on factors like ethnicity, weight, gender, accent, disabilities, and other similarly superficial traits. Often we’re not aware of these biases despite them informing our attitudes and behaviors--hence the unconsciousness...

As a manager, two of your chief concerns are productivity and employee retention. The first boosts your company's revenue. The second reduces the chances of wasting that revenue through endless rounds of hiring and training. Read on to learn the management techniques that will...

Today’s consumer look to streamline all the processes they undergo. Making larger purchases, such as vehicles, is included within that. The quicker the process, the better it is for consumers. What many don’t realize though is that the car buying process has the ability...

On today’s show, we welcome back Your Car Guy Shawn Hays, co-founder of Sales Hustler and sales manager at Dan Cummins Chevrolet and Buick in St. Augustine, FL. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:  Jim Fitzpatrick: Welcome back to CBT News. Shawn Hays: Hey, nice to be here again man. I...

You invest many resources in your dealership. Out of those, perhaps the most valuable is time. For this reason, time management is critical for all businesses. Without it, time is squandered on misplaced priorities, and money flows out instead of in. It’s a Mindset If...

Continuing our discussion on how your dealership can improve it's overall recon turnaround time, CBT News was on location at Hennessy Land Rover with Sales Manager Justin Hoisington and CEO of Rapid Recon, Dennis McGinn. Video Transcript: Jim Fitzpatrick: Hello everyone I'm Jim Fitzpatrick. Thanks for...

When we think of business development today, one word comes to mind: disruption. From technology to the entrance of a new generation of workers, much of what we have come to know about business management has changed rapidly. Leaders have had to become flexible...