Guest Commentary: A Day at the Races – Are You a Big Picture Person or a Nit Picker? Both Are Needed in Racing and in Business
Industry veteran and longtime Babcox contributor Dave Caracci gives us the latest installment in his summertime series of firsthand accounts of life at the track.
Guest Commentary: A Day at the Races – A Mid-Summer Pit Stop in an Unlikely Place
Just like your business, where having the parts inventory you need close by and ready to ship or install, each season race teams look at and consider the logistics of transportation verses local warehousing. And, just like the auto parts business, what made sense last year may not make as much sense this year, due to increases in transportation costs, product demand (availability) or the competition.
Guest Column: A Day at the Races – Is It Luck Or Is It Skill?
Sometimes in the parts business, we need to make fast decisions to “close the deal.” If it works out and we get the deal, are we heroes with great negotiating skills, or just lucky? Other times we miss getting the deal by fractions. Are we “bums” or just unlucky?
Guest Column: A Day at the Races — What Happens After You Knock a Ferrari Off the Track?
In a pro race, when you are lapping another car, sometimes stuff happens.
Guest Column: A Day at the Races
Industry veteran and longtime Babcox contributor Dave Caracci gives us an inside look at the races with a professional sports car team; or, in his words, he shows us “how an aftermarket guy relaxes in retirement.”
OPINION: Winning the Business Championship, Made Easy
I realized that while my business career, training and education had taught me a lot about business tactics, management skills and marketing strategies, that same business experience left out the most important training of all: How to build a successful team.
Is Cheaper Better?
, why doesn’t the aftermarket have all the dealership service and repair business?