700th Episode Milestone- 7 Trends [RR 700]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN_5phsLcII Key Talking Points Donnie Hudson, 3 Location, Troy Auto Care, Troy, MI Retaining great employees   Listen to your employees and keep the morale up  Flexible schedules  Feedback- transparent communication  Take care of your people and they will take care of you AJ Nealey, Nealey Auto Service, Edgewater and Deale, MD Talent mining (Finding superstars) Hand in hand with retention Your employees should be your biggest advocate and biggest fan Do you have the right culture internally and align with your organization? Can new hires be adaptable to a new culture they aren’t used to?  Each role builds the company Seth Thorson, Eurotech,  New Brighton, Woodbury, Medina, MN Tesla Factor  Electric cars break and need repair/maintenance- an opportunity Tesla training starting to come to the market “Service Mode” disables live view and summon capabilities Don’t say no to EV’s Dr. Laura Shwaluk, The Auto Shop, Plano, TX Retaining great employees   “Now Hiring” signs no longer work 50-65% of workers that are currently working are either actively looking for a new job or open to a new job How engaged are your employees with their work and the business? When you lose an employee you lose productivity Employees are looking for a “home”- core values, being appreciated, respect from owners and team members, integrity, achievement projects, sportsmanship Emily Chung, AutoNiche, Markham, ON Attracting the next generation  By the time we talk to them about trades mid to late high school it's already too late. We need to get them interested at a younger age and get rid of the stigma with parents Capturing the youth- by high school they have already formed their opinion of their career paths.  How are you portraying your shop? What does it look like to the parents