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Oh, may God bless you with some money and you decide to buy a Mercedes car, the latest model... But suddenly, you discover that you don't know how to drive... The obvious solution is that you have to get a driver. and because you made the wrong decision in the first place to buy a car when you don't know how to drive, it's natural that you'll get an inexperienced driver too, with a low salary. So he will ruin the car and make it scrap..... Then you make another wrong decision and decide to sell the car for half its price... Whereas the easy solution from the beginning was to get a professional driver and pay him a decent salary, because he will know how to maintain the car and its condition, and thus protect your money.. This is exactly the case with most companies i see…!! #BusinessDecisions #BusinessManagement #HiringPractices #EmployeeQuality #AssetManagement #FinancialDecisions #ProfessionalExpertise #BusinessAnalogies

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Most people ask, "But why auto?" Grew up as a pastor's kid. Went to school for music. Drove a manual transmission the first time my first day on the job as a salesperson. So....why auto? Well, I am glad you asked! It is weekends like the one that we just all shared at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show that remind me EXACTLY why this is the industry I care about so deeply. An industry that is deeply committed to its communities. An industry that is deeply committed to pursuing innovation. An industry that is passionate about its people. Yes, we sell cars. Yes, we service cars. Yes, we ship parts. But it is so much more than that. It is the immigrant that started as a lot porter and now owns 30+ stores. It is the single mom that just got a new car because her dealership fought to find the right loan and vehicle for her. It is the salesperson that was driving in the gig-economy and now has a career worth fighting for. It is the meaningful hug you didn't know you needed on the show floor of an industry conference. It is the late night encouraging message when you think you are going to drown as an entrepreneur just trying to make payroll. This industry is worth fighting for. This industry is about so much More Than Cars! Till next time, fam... #automotive #automotiveindustry #community #culture #morethancars

Car Prices Are Too High, But Don't Blame The Autoworkers Strike: Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 28, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more... #car #cars #awesome

✨ **Building Lifelong Relationships Beyond BMW** ✨ Reflecting on my journey with BMW, I'm incredibly humbled and proud to share a unique aspect of my experience—my enduring connection with many of my former customers. Despite moving on from my role at BMW, these relationships have flourished and evolved into something truly special. I’m often contacted by my ex-BMW customers who seek advice on a range of topics, from their current cars to insurance, servicing, and even their next automotive purchase—whether it’s a BMW or any other vehicle for their family. It’s heartwarming to see that they still trust me with their important decisions. Our interactions go beyond professional advice. I frequently meet up with some of these customers for lunch, a drink, or a weekend drive. Many of them even invite me to their family functions and special events, treating me as part of their extended family. This experience has taught me a profound lesson: true bonding and genuinely understanding your customers can lead to lifelong friendships and sometimes even become like family. It fills me with pride to know that my dedication and passion for automobiles have resonated so deeply with them. What makes this even more special is that they chose to stay in touch after I left BMW. Their gratitude, the joy they express over their BMW purchases, and the fact that they think of me whenever they see their car is incredibly fulfilling. Today, I am fortunate to be working at a company Revv Growth owned by one of my ex-BMW customers Karthick Raajha. This opportunity is a testament to the strong bonds we’ve built and the trust they’ve placed in me. I want to take this moment to thank all my customers for their unwavering trust and friendship. Your support means the world to me, and I look forward to continuing this journey with you all. #CustomerRelationships #AutomotivePassion #BMW #LifelongConnections #TrustAndBonding #CustomerExperience #CareerJourney

Over the almost 20 years I have managed Fernie Chrysler Ltd. I have learned many things. The most important of which is that regardless of what motivates your team, your support and ensuring that they know they are the most important aspect of your business, to you, is hands down what matters the most. I have had many meetings with clients, affiliate companies and suppliers in which a concern of some sort has been brought to light. The concern is about how one of my team members interacted with them, or a decision that was made with regard to helping with an issue etc. It has always surprised me how often, when in these meetings, the other party is taken aback by my position with regard to backing my team member. I have regularly had comments like, “You clearly have never heard that the customer is number one!” Or “This person should understand that it’s part of their role to deal with and just take it.” That will never be the case for me. As the GM my position. Has always been that our role is to ensure we make every effort to take care of our people. To take the time to truly look into every situation before siding with a customer. After all, if our employees never feel that you we have their back and they are important enough to us that we will actually find out all the details and in the end back them, even if it might mean losing a customer once in a blue moon, why would they ever care about making sure they are taking care of our business and us. Investing their energy into a company that cares about them is far more likely than one that sees them as easiest replaced. Obviously that doesn’t mean we protect everyone blindly and always look the other way. All it means is that our customers understand they aren’t number one in our office. We most definitely appreciate them and that they are of great value to us but our people are our life blood. We will make every effort to investigate what had happened but in the end our staff is most important to us. In almost twenty years I can count on one hand how many customers didn’t actually appreciate that position. I can’t tell you how many have told me they wish their employer cared about them the same way. And, in almost every case the outcome was an amiable one where the customer was happy but more importantly the employee was a stronger and more committed and invested part of my team. Dealt with properly nobody felt like they won or lost, they felt like they learned and improved. I truly believe that if this mindset is adopted, your team will be more invested, will treat your customers excellently and you will have less turn over. It is also far easier to single out the people that truly don’t care and create toxicity in your workplace. Managers under your guidance adopt this and their teams adopt this and everyone is stronger, more confident in their role and happier.

When Yaw bought his first car, it wasn’t because he needed it, neither was it because he had a lot money. It was because all his friends had bought cars at the time. He was the only one without a car. One of his friends advised him against the idea of buying a car then, but the advice fell on deaf ears. He went high and big and bought for himself a Mercedes. It cost him everything he had saved. Things were okay because he had just started a new job and was hoping for the continuity of his contract. He appeared to be living the dream, always cruising around in his machine with a cheerful grin. Some eight months after buying the car, things started going south at work. And it got worse. He was let go. His baby, better still his toy, the Mercedes became difficult to own. Maintenance and fuel he couldn’t afford. He had to let it go. He had to let that asset go cheaply to save him another valuable asset; his mental health. He found himself at ground zero, the point where for some important stuff he almost had to borrow. Yaw drew closer to the only friend who advised him against the car idea, and thankfully he is back on his feet now. I couldn’t stop saying wow when I heard this chilling story in a conversation this past week. Comparison. Doing things because everyone is doing them. These could make you fall really quickly. Run your own race. Everyone is on a different path so don’t be in a competition with anyone. Have a great week ahead. Steve. #mining #ghana #leadership #inspiration #strategy #nigeria #success #growth

A man bought his first car, a Mercedes. Everytime he drove it and got close to the yellow line to drive past the yellow line, the car would push itself back into lane away from the yellow line. He thought something was wrong with the car, so he took it back to the car dealership. When he arrived, he explained his dilemma and said he was sold a faulty car, the assistant got into the car, clicked on a little few things and said drive the car. He drove the car across the yellow line and the car didn't push back. Turns out it was a settings issue. The more you know, the more you function. The less you know, the less you function. Life has rules and principles to live by. It's not so much about who's favoured more or luckier than another, it's about what the other individual knows which you don't know. As beings, we lean in the direction of what we know. We are a total sum of the decisions we make, and we make decisions based on what we know. So give yourself a chance to know more. The more you know, the more you function. The less you know, the less you function. #IDH #IronTalk #WisdomUnwind