Due to a lingering run with your arch-nemesis and mine, Covid, I regret that the Dealer Training Series webinar with Cherokee Media Group and Auto Remarketing has been rescheduled to next week, Tuesday, July 19th at 2 ET.
I always enjoy these sessions immensely as we share a mission to provide today's progressive-minded Dealers with up-to-the-minute strategies and solutions.
Next week, be sure to join us as we take on 'TALENT'!
Thank you all for understanding and for all of the good wishes for my recovery. With any luck, I'll be back in speaking form soon.
#BetterTogether #DealerTrainingSeries #FreeForDealers #SignUpNow #AutoRemarketing #CherokeeMedia #Presentations
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Due to a lingering run with your arch-nemesis and mine, Covid, I regret that the Dealer Training Series webinar with Cherokee Media Group and Auto Remarketing has been rescheduled to next week, Tuesday, July 19th at 2 ET.
I always enjoy these sessions immensely as we share a mission to provide today's progressive-minded Dealers with up-to-the-minute strategies and solutions.
Next week, be sure to join us as we take on 'TALENT'!
Thank you all for understanding and for all of the good wishes for my recovery. With any luck, I'll be back in speaking form soon.
#BetterTogether #DealerTrainingSeries #FreeForDealers #SignUp Now
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Traction: What it takes to move you from great ideas to solid, sustainable successes.
As I coach businesses with these and other sound principles, there is one thing that happens early on I wanted to share with you today.
Initially, there are many eye-opening and a-ha moments. Everyone is suddenly aware of a better, faster path and can see their role in making progress towards a greater future, together.
And then 'IT' happens.
IT can be anything. But IT is usually an emergent incident, where, in a singular moment, a Leader reverts to their past methodologies, stepping completely away from a well-orchestrated strategy and plan.
This is completely normal.
I never 'love' these moments but I do welcome them as they serve as a living laboratory and a catalyst for what is next.
It takes this back-step for everyone to suddenly see the gaping chasm between old, emotional habits and a new, more cerebral, strategic approach.
Once we can navigate this conversation honestly and with new levels of awareness and ownership, we can reset our sails together towards a brave new way to conduct business.
As an industry strategist, I'd like to say I've seen it all at this point. The truth is, none of us have.
But when you are faced with sliding results or a desire for increased stability and success, know that you have someone equipped, capable and who cares about your desired successful future.
It would be a pleasure to join you on your journey and remove any roadblocks to your fullest potential.
DM me here or reach me directly at 269.217.0414.
We can guarantee you the greater results you deserve.
#BusinessStrategy #GrowthHacks #Strategies #Solutions #Automotive #TalentAcquisition #LeadershipCoach #ExecutiveStrategy #GrowYourBusiness #StartWinning #SalesSuccess #Automotive #AutomotiveAdjacent #Traction #4DX
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Leaders: Seek out an opportunity to contribute to someone today.
Watch or listen and you'll see their face or voice change right in front of you.
It's not that hard to uplift people today. Too many are not getting well-deserved attention and recognition.
Don't be surprised if they seem a bit surprised, but do use this as a reminder to step up the frequency!
We have entered an era where taking is the norm and giving is rare.
Make sure that on your watch, this doesn't slip.
You've got this, Leaders.
❤ L
#LeadershipMatters #ExecutiveCoaching #BusinessGrowth #Solutions #TalentAcquisition #EmployeeRetention
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Leaders: Seek out an opportunity to contribute to someone today.
Watch or listen and you'll see their face or voice change right in front of you.
It's not that hard to uplift people today. Too many are not getting well-deserved attention and recognition.
Don't be surprised if they seem a bit surprised, but do use this as a reminder to step up the frequency!
We have entered an era where taking is the norm and giving is rare.
Make sure that on your watch, this doesn't slip.
You've got this, Leaders.
❤ L
#LeadershipMatters #ExecutiveCoaching #BusinessGrowth #Solutions #TalentAcquisition #EmployeeRetention
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There are things we don't know we don't know and things we know that we don't know enough about.
It's our personal responsibility to move things that we know we don't know enough about into the category of 'knowing more' and increasing our awareness.
It's also a great leader who finds out they don't know something who takes the brave steps, the honest steps to learn and grow.
Greatness isn't inherited, it's created by one intentional choice and action after another.
Who is committed to greatness and excellence out here?! I see you!
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Here's a conference and event question for you: Are you satisfied with attending conferences seminars events where you know that the only reason the keynote speaker is speaking is because of how much they paid? Are you really getting the best talent? No you're not you know it.
Everyone knows it.
At a minimum great speakers should be given admission to the conference and/or travel compensation. The best events pay their speakers because they want the best event possible for their attendees.
How do I know? Because that's how it operates for me.
Yes I encourage you to stop wasting your conference budgets on premanufactured pre manufactured events merely designed around who paid them the most to speak.
Yes, I also help companies sharpen their focus, increase their ROI, set and secure targets and enhance their presentations.
Which do you want help with today to secure better results?
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On a great work week in Atlanta: We had a great back half of the week drafting out strategies for solid, predictable and sustainable future growth with confidence.
This client doesn't look at what they have accomplished as successful as they have been.
They are looking to unlock the incredible potential from the accumulation of what they've already done up until now and what they can do next for their clients as a result.
Enter Foster Strategies with our #BusinessGrowthStrategies to create a path to a remarkable future.
Hint: It starts with taking a close look at all of your internal processes, both thought processes and business processes, your people and your ideal clients.
Thank you so much for yet another terrific week and I can't wait to see you all on Tuesday.
#BusinessStrategy #FosterFocusForward
#ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipMatters #Solutions #BlueSky #BlueOcean #WeCreateBoth
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On a Monday Morning Thought for You, Courtesy of Kobe Bryant:
"I'm not negotiating with myself. I signed that contract with myself, I'm doing it." Did it work? One merely has to look at the legacy and blueprint for success he has left us.
⭐⭐⭐What's on your contract with yourself?
In the past, I may have given myself 'latitude'.. No one else may have ever known, but I did and it was my responsibility to course-correct.
⭐Matt Higgins, one of my favorite business leaders, recommends rewriting our contracts with ourselves, making sure the non-negotiables are never up for negotiation.
It's your Monday- It's my Monday. Let's make our own contract to make it an impactful week. There are so many people counting on us.
👉It starts with one decision, right now!
Remember your contract. ❤️
Let me know how I can help.
✈️Laurie
#OneOnOneContract #Automotive #NonNegotiable #ExecutiveCoaching #BusinessStrategy #Coaching #BusinessGrowth #LeadershipMatters #GROW
#DrivingExcellence #WomenInLeadership #Presentation #SpeakingEngagements
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On Attracting Top Talent: Here is an article from Harvard Business Review I used as part of my research into this week's Dealer Training Series webinar for Dealers with Cherokee Media Group. Take a look and share what resonated most with you.
They have several very good insights to share.
#TalentAcquisition #AutomotiveExcellence #TopTalentSearch #Careers #LeadershipMatters #HBR #Research #SuccessStrategies
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It's always a great day when you can chat with your good friend and colleague, Jason Harris.
Take a few minutes and listen in to some of our insights on Dealerships 2022/2023.
Helping Dealers and our Automotive Adjacent power partners is a real pleasure and privilege. I have the opportunity to directly impact lives of so many people on a daily basis and I take it seriously as you will hear in this casual yet focused conversation.
Thank you again, Jason.
#CUCW22
Jason Harris Bill Zadeits
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On Managing an Abundance of Traffic: The Airport Edition
As I fly out to Miami this morning it's apparent there is a tidal wave of enthusiasm for traveling right now.
There are also a tsunami of emotions on full display. 🥰😥🤯🥳
The airlines got exactly what they wanted. Absolutely full planes making the most of every drop of fuel they burn and every bit of personnel they employ.
But what is this chaos? And where is the luggage going?
And what is happening to the correlating value for their customers?
We don't need fancy, albeit obscure words like data, AI and algorithms for this problem.
This was easy enough to predict with simple math.
It reminds me of unintended but easy enough to anticipate challenges and hurdles we face in our industry.
'Too much' or 'too little' are often the inflection points at which many clients contact me for the specific strategies and solutions I create daily.
In an endless effort to reach for more, most companies fail to fully prepare for when their wishes for more come to life. Staffing, technology, processes, communications, all of the above and more.
We can design a structure that reduces hurdles and clears the path for friction free environment for your team plus your new, current and future clients.
This is mission critical. Because at a time when you are feeling flush with new business, your customers can be experiencing serious breakdowns, challenges and their loyalty can quickly sour.
I'm proud of the way we can move through Discovery and quickly begin implementing solutions to drive greater consistency and confidence for all.
Take a look at the airports or the news surrounding their recent failures.
Now take a look inside your organization to see where the performance gaps have crept in... and let's go to work.
Off now to help a great client meet with a strong candidate they're considering. It's meetings like these that inspire me even more. We're getting Talent Acquisition right, right out of the gate.
Wishing you a great day and also wishing you the insight to make that first call to learn how we can help you!
#BusinessStrategy #BetterTogether #Automotive #AutomotivePartners #DrivingExcellence #StrategicPartners
#talentacquisitionagencies
#HelpingDealersSucceed
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Speaking of fantastic clients and opportunities to join them, here is a position in Atlanta.
Audientis continues to grow and expand as they touch multiple industries ranging from exciting entertainment platforms and destinations to construction to...Automotive.
DM me if you are interested in learning more and absolutely share to your network.
#CareerOpportunity #Talent #FastPaced #Accounting #Controller
William J. Pergolini Taylor Hess
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On LinkedIn Strategies: When you're ready to unlock the full potential of LinkedIn, contact me. ;)
Success on #LinkedIn or anywhere is rarely accidental. Every metric you see in this snapshot of my results are important.
Volume alone is not enough. You want to know 'Who' you're targeting and if they're watching and engaging.
The higher level of role you target, the lower your engagements will be. But you will also see a much higher of direct reach outs in the form of phone calls and direct messages.
Know your plan, track your results frequently.
Choose your mission, lay out your strategy and commit to intentional action to hit and surpass your clear objectives.
#LeadershipMatters #Marketing #BreakTheMoldMarketing #Automotive #SocialMediaSuccess #Strategy #ExecutiveCoaching #SalesSuccess
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On a Quick Reminder about Leadership Effectiveness.
Responsibility without Authority is useless. This can completely erode the confidence of the people who work for these leaders as they quickly figure out that their leader is powerless, leaving them to give up or circumvent the chain of command.
Titles alone will never get the job done. It takes empowerment, expectations and accountability but absolutely requires authority to make decisions and act also.
Responsibility plus authority and failing to act is a complete waste of time and hope and will devolve quickly.
Great leadership is necessary.
And quite frankly, rare.
Great leadership is not led by a big ego but it is very, very proud of the work their teams can do together.
Get to work cleaning up your titles, cleaning up what you want each role to perform, and getting larger than life he goes out of the way and let the team get to work.
Many companies find this work difficult to stomach even if they identified their Leadership challenges...and that's when they call me.
We employ the use of our targeted data and KPIs we've established to logically and clinically reset your organization on a fast track to greater success.
The possibilities are as endless as wide and as deep as these beautiful waters touching Florida's coast.
#LeadershipMatters #BusinessStrategy #PerformancePlus #Automotive #ExecutiveCoaching #Training #Solutions #Empowerment #Responsibility
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I'm tidying up all of my news channels and subscriptions and as I adjusted my NYT, I'm now able to add their Sunday paper, which I love, for only a pennies a week.
I still receive the Wall Street Journal print and digital edition plus a variety of other news channels, paid and free.
I was currently paying over $250 a year for full digital access plus games. I had a feeling that might be a better deal out there.
Here's where the good stuff comes in:
They are offering me two free all-access digital subscriptions for a friend.
I'm going to share what I was paying over $250 a year for with one of you :) I'm feeling especially generous today! 🥳🤣
No this is not a trick. I'm paying for my subscription. I suppose they like expanding their readership numbers.
So… who's interested?
Who likes to be informed, use this, plus benefit from a full digital subscription?
It would be a shame for me to have this and not share it. So write below why you you would like this!
Best response wins. And yes, there's a jury of one selecting our winner!!!
#BetterTogether #LeadershipMatters #ReadershipMatters
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A Sunday evening thought for my LinkedIn friends and family.
I cannot count the times I have been asked when and where I started writing. I really couldn't tell you.
All I know is that I made a decision and I began.
We each have a unique perspective based on the work we do, how we see the world around us and our interactions with others.
I encourage you tonight to put pen to paper or your fingers on the keyboard this week and begin. Just begin!
I have written 1000+ posts and they have had millions of views and still, my goal is never to please everyone or get it all right.
My intention remains to have real conversations, build connections and create inspiration and hope for others.
My only hope is that I'm accomplishing these things.
Perfection is not the goal.
Join me, will you?
As you should know by now if you need a hand getting started just give me a ring. Or a text... or a dm. :)
Many thanks to Adam Grant today and always.
#LeadershipMatters
#Writing #Blog #Journal #Insights #Automotive #DrivingExcellence #Career #ExecutiveCoaching #BusinessStrategy #BusinessGrowth
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On a Frequent Traveler Update: Last week they tore the wall down between the current terminal and all that is new at #CLT.
There were still tall fabric barriers making it difficult to see, but I joined a couple of curious employees in peeking behind them.
The not-so-new-anymore parking garage with the rental car parking next to the terminal is amazing and now the arrivals and departures experiences are taking a giant leap forward in functionality and aesthetics.
There's been a good deal of turmoil at this airport and there's still a long way to go, but Charlotte Douglas International Airport - CLT is getting closer to living up to its place as 6th busiest airport in the country.
Now it's time for #AmericanAirlines to step up and upgrade and increase their capacity at their tired and overrun #AdmiralsClubs please and thank you.
#TravelWell
#Airport #Charlotte #LeadershipMatters #BusinessGrowth
#Strategies #TravelSolutions
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On GM's Quarterly Report: My 'Things You'd Better Hurry Up On' Edition
I'm always tracking patterns. It requires taking in a lot of information from a lot of sources and keeping emotion out of the conversation.
As your armchair automotive analyst and full-time strategist today, I read General Motors 's earnings reports carefully.
Since I am also keenly aware of what's happening with our dealerships and consumer behavior, I'm a little more concerned than even Mary Barra portends to be.
Here are two of my key takeaways followed by current dealership trends and my recommendations.
1) Tough Timing: Inventory is going to start to free up just as Americans start to tighten their belts. So yes some of the earliest inventory may have ready clients, depending on the product mix this could become a challenge in the very near future.
Dealers: Product mix and purchasing Used vehicles correctly is going to become very important.
Foster Focus Recommends: Establish new metrics looking forward deep into 2023 and even 24, with agility and constant oversight of microtrends.
Assess the people currently in key seats who make Inventory decisions.
2) Belt Tightening: Our OEMs have Already exercised extreme cost construction initiatives internally perit lives internally. Bar it indicates that in 2019 and 20 approximately 4.5 billion dollars in annual costs Is to help prepare for a potential downturn.
Dealers: The only cutbacks we've seen with most dealers is getting rid of or a drastic reduction of #AutomotiveAdjacent services including marketing that they didn't feel they needed during this last 12-24 months.
Foster Focus Recommends: Meet with a professional to review all expense controls. We help people establish a production level per seat. This serves to accurately inform current payroll efforts.
Other key items include reviewing all expenditures, the person responsible for results and recent results.
Finally for today, Ford Motor Company 's results come out today followed by Stellantis tomorrow.
Track these stories closely and be prepared to act.
When our #OEM's are telling their investors they are tightening and expected headwinds, we need to pay attention and respond in kind.
Foster Focus Recommends: It's time now to closely examine very recent changes changes including:
⭐️ Inventory availability, demand and pricing
⭐️ Track consumer behavior and spending
⭐️ Identify and track productivity and profitability per associate, straight through and to your leadership team.
Stay tuned for more updates as these next reports come out. I'm out.
Feel free to join my inner circle by jumping on https://lnkd.in/gc4uhSjZ.
Lead with knowledge, wisdom and courage.
#Automotive #AutomotiveAdjacent #DrivingExcellence #LeadingAutomotiveStrategist #Investor #FinancialFuture #Strategy #Solutions #ExecutiveCoach #LeadershipCoach #Consultant #BusinessStrategy #GrowthStrategies #MakingAnImpact #GROW! #Courage #WomenOwnedAuto
