A new year presents new opportunities to grow and prosper. Building a strong team is on the mind of so many right now as the auto industry pivots again.    feeling inspired talking with Bill Carmichael, former CEO of Summit Automotive Partners who led 14 years in this role. He started as a vehicle salesperson and rose through every rank to become CEO.  This casual chat will endorse leaders who are carefully growing their business, teams and self.    Bill shares many lessons learned that are so relevant in todays times.    “Stay curious. Stay humble. If you see a problem, fix it so it’s sustained."   "Build a culture so strong that the people within will defend it. If you don’t want to be part of the culture, they will reject you. That’s a transfer of ownership, so we don’t have to remind people anymore.  When you can get proper buy in at this level, our jobs are easier, customers are happier and we can create the magical high performance team.”   - Bill Carmichael    Bill's Favorite Books:

Service-Profit Chain, James Heskett, W. Earl Sasser, Jr, Leonard A. Schlesinger

7 Habits of Highly Successful People, Stephen Covey

- “With People, slow is fast and fast is slow”

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell

Changing Minds, Howard Gardner

Difficult Conversation, Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Shelia Heen

The 5 Temptations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni

4 Disciplines of Execution, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Harding

Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman

Punished By Rewards, Alfie Kohn

Drive, Danial Pink

Multipliers, Liz Weisman

The Way of Integrity, Martha Black

As the Man Thinkith, James Allen

The Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday

From Strength to Strength, Arthur C. Brooks

The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale

How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie

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