By Bruce King, Associate Mentor, Elite Body Shop Solutions THE PROBLEM Many industry experts teach shop leaders that the best way to ensure profitability is through the “job costing” method. Job costing is a process of observing each individual repair jobs' profit centers (labor, parts, materials, etc.) to ensure it fits a pre-determined framework [...]
“You would not believe how good it felt to throw that insurance adjuster out into the street!” In complete disbelief, I continued listening to this shop owner describe his recent proclaimed victory. “If they won’t let me put new OEM parts on this lady’s Pontiac, they can take it to one of their damn [...]
There are many commonalities between the homeless living on Skid Row, the mediocre, and the successful. Each may have received a low or high-degree of education. Each may have been born into a humble or affluent family. And the universal commonality: each has been knocked down many times in life. The homeless man has [...]
I grew up in a family of artists. Not always the kind of people that come to mind when thinking of the dog-eat-dog business world. As a young man my own artistic expression found its way into the automotive repair business, as an automotive painter. I loved painting cars, especially the custom stuff. It [...]
Merriam-Webster defines success as "the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame." I believe this definition is incomplete. At least the way I see it. I think most of us want these things, at some level or another, but I also believe words like happiness, fulfillment and contribution would also make nice [...]
