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Coaching CEO’s to Their Next Level [THA 249]

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Dan Garlock, President, CEO, Silver Lake Auto, 4 locations, WI. As a second-generation owner of Silver Lake Auto & Tire Centers, Dan Garlock developed his love of the industry, working in his dad’s repair shop from a young age. Today he serves as president and CEO, expanding the multi-shop company to 4 locations and $7 million in revenue alongside his brother Darren. Dan enjoys the challenges of evolving an established business and pushing the standards of success by investing in leading-edge technologies and great people. Dan also serves as the board of directors president for the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee in his spare time.

Scott Brown, Cardinal Plaza Shell, Springfield, VA. The second-generation owner of Cardinal Plaza Shell, a 2,700 square feet, 5 bay independent repair shop and LEVEL 5 Solutions, an automotive technology company. Celebrated 50 years in business during 2019. Scott is a Member & Past President of Virginia Automotive Association, Member of Car Care Professional Network through the ACA. and founding partner of the Blue Ocean Buying Group for independent repair shops. Listen to Scott’s previous episodes HERE

Mike Bennett has been in the industry since 1985. He is an ASE Master Tech who has worked for GM as Technician, Shop Foreman, Service Manager and Service Director for 2 locations. Mike bought his current shop, Mike’s Kars, in Gettysburg, PA in 1999. It is a a four-bay shop with 3 technicians. In 2011, he became a full-time coach with Automotive Training Institute helping shop owner’s to re-engineer and grow their businesses. Mike Bennett’s previous episodes HERE.

Key Talking Points

  • The difference with CEO Group- elevate to different space/language, knowledge, understanding the role of CEO, dynamic with other CEO’s in same and different industries. Create more diversity and build and learn about yourself.  Seeing possibilities and tailoring them to your business. Committed to concepts you learn.
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn- understand impact places in your business
  • Self-awareness of weaknesses and strengths- how do you see yourself? How does your team view you?
  • Former Pepsi CEO “The distance between number 1 and number 2 is always constant. If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself. By default, the organization gets pulled up with you.”
  • Being more vulnerable- ask feedback about yourself from your team, what do they want as well?
  • Avoid “Make it say uncle” strong-arm approach to initiatives
  • CEO and COO- has developed operation leader. Developing strategy, tactics, and execution.
  • COO group- align what the CEO is working on and execute (separate meetings with COO and CEO)

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  • Have you checked out Joe's Latest Blog?

    • Joe Marconi
      Want to End Your Technician Shortage? Focus on Retention!
      By Joe Marconi in Joe's Blog
         5 comments
      I recently spoke with a friend of mine who owns a large general repair shop in the Midwest. His father founded the business in 1975. He was telling me that although he’s busy, he’s also very frustrated. When I probed him more about his frustrations, he said that it’s hard to find qualified technicians. My friend employs four technicians and is looking to hire two more. I then asked him, “How long does a technician last working for you.” He looked puzzled and replied, “I never really thought about that, but I can tell that except for one tech, most technicians don’t last working for me longer than a few years.”
      Judging from personal experience as a shop owner and from what I know about the auto repair industry, I can tell you that other than a few exceptions, the turnover rate for technicians in our industry is too high. This makes me think, do we have a technician shortage or a retention problem? Have we done the best we can over the decades to provide great pay plans, benefits packages, great work environments, and the right culture to ensure that the techs we have stay with us?
      Finding and hiring qualified automotive technicians is not a new phenomenon. This problem has been around for as long as I can remember. While we do need to attract people to our industry and provide the necessary training and mentorship, we also need to focus on retention. Having a revolving door and needing to hire techs every few years or so costs your company money. Big money! And that revolving door may be a sign of an even bigger issue: poor leadership, and poor employee management skills.
      Here’s one more thing to consider, for the most part, technicians don’t leave one job to start a new career, they leave one shop as a technician to become a technician at another shop. The reasons why they leave can be debated, but there is one fact that we cannot deny, people don’t quit the company they work for, they usually leave because of the boss or manager they work for.
      Put yourselves in the shoes of your employees. Do you have a workplace that communicates, “We appreciate you and want you to stay!”

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