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Featured Interviews
Shift Digital finds dealer websites outperform third parties as digital shopper behavior shifts
Dealer and brand websites generated higher-quality leads than third-party sources in 2025, even as overall lead volumes declined and consumer engagement patterns continued to evolve, according to Shift Digital’s latest report on automotive shopping trends. Joining us on the latest episode of CBT Now is Matt VanDyke, President of Shift Digital, to discuss the results of the latest report further. Watch the full segment here.
How McCarthy Auto Group builds trust through compliance culture
Mikelle Barnhart, compliance officer for the McCarthy Auto Group in Missouri and Kansas, has found that making compliance a collaborative, engaging experience can significantly improve dealership performance. Barnahrt joins Shannon Roberts of AFIP on this episode of Compliance That Works to further elaborate on how McCarthy Auto Group drives the compliance culture. Watch the full segment here.
Preventing “toxic achievers” through values-based accountability
High-performing organizations do not separate results from behavior. Leadership expert Dave Anderson says the strongest cultures hold employees equally accountable for achieving performance targets and living the company’s core values. On the latest episode of Lessons in Leadership, Anderson emphasized the thirteenth trait of high-performing cultures, which focuses solely on metrics, can create what he describes as “toxic achievers,” or individuals who deliver results but undermine team dynamics and long-term culture. Watch the full segment here.
