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FEATURE

6 Tips for Working at the Speed of Change

By Richard Libin, President, APB-Automotive Profit Builders, Inc.

The old adage, “change is constant” is "It’s really not an option. home phone. It is a thing of the past. We
outdated. Today, change is instant and Unless you and your use our mobile phones for all forms of
unavoidable. communication and more.
business can’t adapt, you
It happens so fast and so consistently it’s may be left behind." It’s really is not an option. Unless you and
almost as if change takes place with every your business can’t adapt, you may be left
breath we take. As professionals, if we running and more. You changed the way behind.
intend to stay relevant to customers, we you communicate from gurgles to words,
must learn to work at the speed of change. writing, reading, and using technology. As an auto-retailing professional, then, how
If we don’t, we’ll get passed by. You are surrounded by change you can’t do you create a fearless environment that
control. Who would have ever thought encourages and embraces change? Here are
Change has always shaped our lives. It’s that a computer plus the Internet could six tips to help you along.
an integral force that drives us to try new equal the potential demise or dramatic
things, learn, improve the basics and transformation of movie theaters, record Everything that you know today is
discover new ideas. stores, drug stores and shopping malls and going to change. Change is inevitable.
grocery stores. 1Period. Accept it and get ready for it.
From our earliest days, change has been our
ally. Throughout life each of us, personally, Look at Amazon Pantry, UberEats, and Accept that there are no silver bullets
has changed. You changed the way you the recent acquisition of Whole Foods or magic formulas for success and
move around, from crawling to walking to by Amazon as examples. And look at the 2 never were. Even if your dealership
business processes today are flawless, look
at them with a critical eye. Anticipate what’s
coming next and think about how you
can change them now to make them even
better. Constantly assess vulnerabilities and
always look for the next opportunity to
differentiate and do better than you or your
competition has in the past.

Don’t rest on laurels. Education
and training must be as instant
Sunsets are beautiful, unless 3 and unavoidable as change. Create
“learning workers,” people who quickly and
it’s your GPS network. consistently absorb new information and
discover new ways to use it effectively.

Switch now to 4G LTE. Don’t assume everyone will learn on their
own. Build a learning environment where
education and training are valued as core
4G LTE is the only cellular network that will be growing, leaving assets of success and provided to every
behind older technologies. If you are looking for a long term employee regardless of role. The more
solution, look at our 4G LTE GPS trackers. knowledge you and they have, the better.
Find out how much more SVR Tracking can do for you besides
basic locate. You’ll be amazed at how far we’ve come! Welcome obstacles and mistakes,
Call, Email or Text. We pride ourselves on providing the best training and which should be used as opportunities
support in the industry supported by a 3 year hardware warranty. 4 to learn and change. Find a new way,
a better way, to accomplish the task and
Visit us online at www.aragps.com adapt. Then, take that knowledge and apply
it to new situations. The more flexible
Call or text 770-871-0051. you become the more open you will be
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