We all know that the dealership world is far from perfect. Like many other industries, dealership employees have many things to complain about. Here is a list of 5 of...
Communication is the key to so many facets of life. The timing and energy to properly communicate are especially key to smart business acumen everywhere.
In the Dealership environment, and...
We've all heard the saying "a fish rots at the head," meaning it stinks at the top first. If you have dealership management that blames and makes excuses, they're obviously...
CBT's CEO Jim Fitzpatrick sits down with dealers and managers from four high-volume Atlanta area dealerships to discuss the state of the retail auto industry and some of the challenges...
In the dealership world, we all have to deal with aggressive customers from time-to-time. Although you are more likely to encounter an aggressive customer on the service side of the...
When a dealership decides to change technologies, the transition can be hard on everyone. Those changes seem to be especially difficult, though, for dealership sales professionals. Because their pay is...
A work/life balance is something we all want. For women who want to work at a dealership, that means something different. Lisa Copeland found that balance operating a successful Fiat...
It’s not necessary to become a great leader. Those people are very few in number, and it usually takes a huge crisis for their leadership capabilities to emerge. But a...
As all of us in the car business know, there are sales meetings and then there are “sales meetings.” When it comes to the scheduled weekly or monthly meetings, most...
The Future Employment Landscape
The automobile industry is as strong as the human capital within it. For dealerships to be successful there has to be a healthy supply of workers from...