Socrates Says

Getting Better

Getting Better Guest writer Alex Kraft faces a topic we all think about in our day-to-day lives: improvement. How do we go about getting better? I’m a rookie at social media.  While it’s never been that appealing personally to me, I do recognize how it can be beneficial for companies to build awareness, brands, and […]

Continuous Learning – Learning Without Scars’ Centers of Excellence

Continuous Learning – Learning Without Scars’ Centers of Excellence In this week’s installment of our blog on Lifelong Learning, our guest writer Steve Johnson gives us this cutting-edge blog post of the way our education programs are taking shape: Continuous Learning – Learning Without Scars’ Centers of Excellence. Why continuous learning should matter to you… […]

Friday Filosophy v.11.18.2022

Friday Filosophy v.11.18.2022 Friday Filosophy v.11.18.2022 offers quotes and words of wisdom from the Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, […]

Coaches Corner v.11.17.2022

Coaches Corner v.11.17.2022 Guest writer Floyd Jerkins shares how leadership is like playing the guitar in Coaches Corner v.11.17.2022. I started playing the guitar when I was about 12. It was easy to fall in love with it and played nearly every day. In those days, Ted Nugent, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and the Beatles […]

Work Sucks. But, Why?

Work Sucks. But, Why? Our new guest writer, Christopher Kiely, is taking us straight into the vernacular with “Work Sucks. But, Why?” Christopher Kiely has over 30 years experience in the transportation and heavy equipment maintenance industries with most of those years spent training technicians and maintenance practitioners. He has written for various online outlets […]

Upturn or Recession?

Upturn or Recession? Guest writers Steve Clegg and Debbie Frakes are writing for us this week about the ways in which our accurate forecasts can help us plan for real growth in “Upturn or Recession?” The equipment industry is cyclical and seasonal. Many dealerships react to events by looking backward at accounting financial statements, explaining […]