Socrates Says

Thought of the Day #14

To regain some sanity in an insane world I return to some of Ludwig von Mises pithy comments. There is no point in deceiving ourselves. American public opinion rejects the market economy, the capitalistic free enterprise system that provided the nation with the highest standard of living ever attained. Full government control of all activities […]

Friday Filosophy v2013-12

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion If you want to be happy practice compassion Dalai Lama Confidence is the companion of success Author Unknown If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes St. Clement of Alexandra The time is now…..

Musings & Words of Wisdom

Fredreich Hayek from Austria and Keynes from England have opposing views of economics among other things. The following is but a short expose. Fiscal policy, Austrians: Lower Taxes (down-arrow T), reduce government spending (down-arrow G), and balance the budget (Taxes minus government spending equals zero).  Note: Paul Krugman would likely condemn this policy as “fiscal […]

Parts Pondering v2.4

The more things change the more they stay the same. A common expression isn’t it? Well I also want to repeat that “continuing to do what you have always done while expecting different results is insanity.” We seem to have reached a level of social equilibrium in our parts businesses. We are continuing to do […]

Standards of Performance Webinar – March 20th 12:00 Noon Pacific

It is not too late to register at aednet.org/products/seminars. What does it looks like when it is right? Performance in a Parts Department must maximize productivity, manage assets and satisfy customers.  The first step to understanding and accepting what needs to be done is to have meaningful, measureable and achievable standards. How to develop your […]

Parts Best Practices Webinar – March 20th @ 9:00 AM Pacific

Wednesday is when the action is on best practices. Don’t miss it. With standards of performance we dealt with what it looks like when it is right. With Best Practices we aim for performance excellence. What is it that the most successful dealers are doing to achieve excellence? This is discussed in detail in this […]