Automotive
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On the money
How to get employees involved in your business
Five years ago, when Bob
Coughlin’s company was posting about $10 million in annual
revenue, he met with his management team.
At that meeting, ...
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World champion
How Marty McQuade leads global expansion at DuPont Automotive Systems by cultivating relationships across the planet
In his decades-long business career, Marty McQuade has seen a
lot of changes. He’s seen a lot of trends come and go, a lot of
competitors succeed ...
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Team first
How to help your employees succeed
Carlos Planas likes to talk
with his employees, and he tries every day to meet individually with one in the morning
and one in the afternoon. The
m...
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The ties that bind
How to become better acquainted with your workplace family
Never sit in the middle at a
dinner table with a large family or you’re going to spend
the entire meal passing bowls
to both sides. That...
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Spanning the globe
How Chip McClure developed and maintains an international growth strategy at ArvinMeritor
When growing your business overseas, it’s probably pretty easy
to realize that you need a long-term growth plan, a strategy on how
to approach the...
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Dealer’s choice
How Buddy Byers puts the right people in the right spots at Byers Holding Co. and then gets out of the way
For George W. “Buddy” Byers Jr., management is like professional football: You’ve got to pay to put the right players in place.
Once you do, treat ...
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Jim Riesenbach
President and CEO, Autobytel Inc.
Jim Riesenbach doesn’t mind a little conflict. In fact, he even encourages it now and again. When managed in a controlled manner,
conflict gives rise...
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Luxury and charity
How Fred Baker Porsche Audi brings to the area first-class events that help good causes
Fred Baker, president of Fred Baker Porsche Audi, made a name
for himself as a race car driver, an automotive technician and a car
dealer ...
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Fast track
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Greg Nelson
President, Nelson Auto Group
Driving success
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Leadership lessons
How James F. DeVoe Jr. plans to keep J.D. Byrider Systems growing by teaching employees how to lead.
Self starters
How Rick Keister fosters a culture of innovation and growth at Keystone Automotive Industries
The handyman
How Tom Willis built a culture of teamwork at Matco Tools by encouraging employees to find better ways of doing their jobs
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