Leo Portaluppi says the accountability gap holding back growing dealer groups is one owners create themselves.
He argues that titles without real equity produce managers who still think like employees, and that fixing it means giving partners a real path to owning 10, then 20 percent of the store they run.
Topics:
02:10 Fixed Needs Variable, Vice Versa.
04:10 "If You Want Reliable, Don't Buy This."
08:25 Oil-Change Dad Built An Empire.
15:00 Don't Hire Bad Habits, Train Them.
17:00...
Leo Portaluppi says the accountability gap holding back growing dealer groups is one owners create themselves.
He argues that titles without real equity produce managers who still think like employees, and that fixing it means giving partners a real path to owning 10, then 20 percent of the store they run.
Topics:
02:10 Fixed Needs Variable, Vice Versa.
04:10 "If You Want Reliable, Don't Buy This."
08:25 Oil-Change Dad Built An Empire.
15:00 Don't Hire Bad Habits, Train Them.
17:00 App Steers Customers To Right Store.
21:00 GMs Write Rules, No Complaints.
31:45 Owner Operators Beat Managers.
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