Talent Development in the Farm Equipment Industry — 3 Ways to Defeat Complacency
Dear farm equipment professional,
Complacency is much like a slow-death toxin. By the time you realize what is happening, it’s likely too late. Others haven’t yet made a full-on commitment. So how do you salvage undermotivated employees in the workplace and get them to take pride in their work and perform at a high-level?
That is the very question Farm Equipment Editor/Publisher Mike Lessiter posed to the ag equipment business as he sought advice on his company’s own challenges. Much of the insightful feedback he received — and is now sharing with you — is being used by himself and his executive team.
In this FREE eGuide, you’ll see the best ideas from 33 industry personnel and leaders in the farm equipment industry as they address how they deal with complacency in the workplace.
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3 Questions to Deal with Complacency
When complacency starts to set in, it can often be found alongside a “there’s always tomorrow” mentality. But what if everyone could see the dollar-value of even a single extra effort compounded over the lifetime of a customer — or how much is being risked by not stepping up?
In this FREE eGuide — Talent Development in the Farm Equipment Industry — 3 Ways to Defeat Complacency — we pose three thought-provoking questions meant to get employees to fully engage with their companies, customers and work. In addition to reflecting on them yourself, you’ll also be able to see responses like these and more from 33 of your own peers, fellow Farm Equipment subscribers, who share their successes when it comes to motivating their employees:
- “Find out why the fire isn’t burning. Once you know that you can start to address the ‘why not’ question.” — Brad Dougherty, Ag Spray Equipment
- “Find them a mentor. There’s value in taking an average performer and putting them in the same space as an exceptional performer. Often competition between the two will raise all boats.” — Dean Walker, The McGregor Company
- “Optimism and hard work that everyone sees. Employees will only climb as high as the leader.” — Dave Vandervalk, Nieboer Farm Supplies
Can ‘Grit’ be Taught?
Grit. Perseverance. Determination. Some employees have them, others don’t. Some can learn them, others won’t. In the FREE eGuide, Talent Development in the Farm Equipment Industry — 3 Ways to Defeat Complacency, hear from leaders in the farm equipment industry as they share the ways they’ve successfully changed the narrative of employees who have become complacent — or not yet committed themselves — and pushed them to be better.
Motivation is not one-size-fits-all and at times can feel like fitting a square peg into a round hole. And while not everyone will respond as hoped to the tactics shared, the advice from your peers in this free eGuide will arm you with new ideas to combat even the most complacent of employees — even if that ultimately means replacing them.
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Yours for a better dealership business,
Dave Kanicki, Executive Editor
Dave is the Executive Editor of Farm Equipment, and the Editor/Publisher of Ag Equipment Intelligence and related properties.
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