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October 10, 2022 Employee Training, Where Are You Headed Next? [E081]
Employee Training, Where Are You Headed Next?
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
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940-400-1008
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10 min
October 03, 2022 Trust Your Gut! [E080]
Shop owners making decisions on people procrastinate and hurt their business without listening to what their gut is telling them. Your people know!
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
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21 min
September 26, 2022 Leadership Gold: Chapter 10 [E079]
Leadership Gold: Chapter 10, Don't Send Your Ducks to Eagle School!
Three Reasons Not To Send Your Ducks to Eagle School
1. If you send ducks to eagle school, you will frustrate the ducks.
2. If you send ducks to eagle school, you will frustrate the eagles.
3. If you send ducks to eagle school, you will frustrate yourself
Know what you are looking for!
Application Exercises
Mentoring Moment
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
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17 min
September 19, 2022 Leadership Gold: Chapter 9 [E078]
To see how the leader is doing, look at the people!
The Leader is Responsible!
Revealing Questions to ask about Followers:
1. Are the people following?
2. Are the people changing?
3. ARe the people growing?
4. Are the people succeeding?
Application Exercises:
1. Are your people follwing you?
2. How do you keep score?
3. Do you believe in your people?
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
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16 min
September 12, 2022 Overcoming the Victim Mindset [E077]
Overcoming the Victim Mindset
What is a victim mindset?
A victim mindset is when someone feels that bad things keep happening to them no matter what. at the root of this mentality is that none of these circumstances or situations are their fault.
What causes a victim mindset?----------No one is born a victim. A victim complex isn't a personality trait — it's learned behavior. In fact, victim syndrome could be considered a type of learned helplessness. Learned helplessness is a phenomenon in psychology where people who have traumatic experiences feel that they can't escape it, no matter what they do.
Here are some circumstances that might result in developing a victim mindset as a coping mechanism:
Trauma-------If a person has experienced a traumatic situation in their youth, they may feel like life is inherently difficult and there's nothing they can do to make it better. This is a key way that learned helplessness develops. Victims may feel that no one understands them or that they can't trust anyone to help them.
Manipulation------Some people enjoy the attention and sense of control that victimhood brings. Even though they feel like they lack control over the circumstances in their life, they thrive on validation and sympathy from others. Being able to get other people to stop and help them — or at the very least, feel sorry for them — helps them retain a sense of importance and control.
Lack of accountability--------People may respond to low standards or expectations by playing the victim. Whether because someone else has always stepped up to take responsibility, or because people don’t expect much, being “out of control” becomes comfortable. Victimhood provides anonymity and protection. When you’re never at the wheel, things are never your fault.
Avoidance--------Sometimes we are more afraid of our own success then we are of our failure. Giving up responsibility for ourselves and our actions makes us feel like we don't have to be accountable for what we say we want. Chasing our dreams requires a degree of vulnerability, resilience, self-confidence, and willingness to grow — none of which you need if you just play the victim card.
Take your life back into your hands----It can be hard to feel like your life is under your control when bad things keep happening. This is especially true when success feels slow — and failure feels overwhelming.
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
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19 min
September 05, 2022 Solving the Technician Shortage, Once and For All! [E076]
I do not believe that anyone that works in the Automotive Service and Repair Industry would argue with the fact that there is a shortage of good technicians in our industry. In fact, 9 out of 10 shops that we work with today (or for that matter in our industry) need a good technician and I would also say that for 10% to 20% of those shops the lack of good technicians is a serious problem causing them to lose customers, profits and sleep.
So Why are we in this position?
That’s great Chris, Now what’s the solution?
First: We make it cool to become a technician/mechanic and we dramatically increase the pay for every technician in the industry immediately.
Second: We take $5 of the increase and make sure we have a full benefit package.
Third: We take the other $5 of the increase and join a non-profit organization that will market to the mothers and fathers out there!
Lastly, every shop owner books an appointment at a college, auto tech school or high school and ‘volunteer’ their time to talk to the students, teachers and administrators about our incredible industry.
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
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19 min
August 29, 2022 Defining Moments In My Life [E075]
This is a tough one! Me talking about defining moments in my life. You're just going to have to listen to find out more. IF suicidal and or domestic violence situations could trigger you, then you may choose not to listen. Also, I use my everyday adult language..........if you need help, ask for it. There are people that can help you get what you need.
I love you and wish you all the best.......................don't ever forget that!
988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States. https://988lifeline.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
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39 min
August 25, 2022Numbers Don’t Lie, They Also Don’t Tell the Truth [THA 290] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
The gang’s all here; we have the entire Aftermarket Radio Network together for an important episode inspired by the movie Moneyball. We all have experience with people who are not our top performers, but are we better to have them on the team than not? You know them; they are consistent, reliable, steady, and contributors. Are they worth replacing? Will they become the best or top performers, or do they help strengthen our overall performance? A great discussion among your peers.
Watch the Episode on YouTube
Hunt Demarest, CPA, Paar Mellis and Associates, Business by the Numbers Podcast
Matt Fanslow, Riverside Automotive, Red Wing, MN, Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z Podcast
Kim and Brian Walker, Shop Marketing Pros, Auto Repair Marketing Podcast
Chris Cotton, AutoFix Auto Shop Coaching, Chris Cotton Weekly Blitz Podcast
Key Talking Points
What REALLY contributes to production?

Simpson Paradox

Simon Sinec points out that Navy Seal teams value Trustworthiness far, far more than Performance. VIDEO HERE

Tech productivity is one of the most important aspects of business, but how can these numbers skew what that employee is really doing (helping others, sharing duties outside of production, etc.)

Are there some numbers or metrics that actually can look too good, which could cause an issue for growth or retention

Numbers don’t lie, but sometimes can be misleading. Do your numbers match up with what you are trying to do with the business?

You have to have your head up and eyes wide open to make sure you can identify the "doers" in your group.

Do you have a scorecard for success for your technicians?

Pay plans; incentive greatness

Who are your ‘support people' to contribute and make the whole picture better

Culture is contagious

Training when hiring-

Weaknesses- be honest with eachother

Fine balance- profitability aspect, you can’t have a shop full of unicorns

Removing obstacles

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Important Books
Check out today's partners:
Shop-Ware: More Time. More Profit. Shop-Ware Shop Management getshopware.com

Delphi Technologies: Keeping current on the latest vehicle systems and how to repair them is a must for today’s technicians. DelphiAftermarket.com
1 hr 1 min
August 22, 2022 Standing Up in YOUR Success! [E074]
Let’s start with: What is Success? The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.
If you’re struggling to define what a successful life means, I have two pieces of good news for you:
It’s never too late to start over.
You get to write your own definition of success.
1. What is success to you?
2. Success has no deadline!!
3. What does success mean to me?
4. What does success mean to you?
5. What does success look like?
6. How do you define success?
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
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22 min
August 15, 2022 The Rest of the Story [E073]
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The Rest of the Story
As leaders, we always face criticism. We dish it out too. Some of it is helpful, and some of it is not. Like medicine, it all depends on administration and dose. But here’s the problem: If we’re quick to judge, we’re upping the odds that we’ll misdiagnose and seriously hurt someone.
With that in mind, there are at least three reasons we should be slow to judge.
1. WE SOMETIMES DON’T HAVE THE FULL STORY
2. WE OFTEN PROJECT OUR OWN ISSUES
3. WE USUALLY REGRET IT LATER
Criticism is like medicine. It’s poison unless carefully administered at the right dose. Michael Hyatt
Coach Chris Cotton
AutoFix-Auto Shop Coaching
Visit Auto Shop Coaching website HERE.
940-400-1008
Email Chris: [email protected]
7 min

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