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The Rise of the Mechanical and Technology Specialists

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | Mar 17, 2024

Share this…The Rise The Declaration is out. We are embarking on a monumental change in our Job Titles in the Auto Service Repair Aftermarket. Are…

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But! However! Replace Them.

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | Feb 20, 2024

Share this… Move from But or However to NOW. Guilty, Your Honor,…

Does Luck play a role in our success?

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | Feb 5, 2024

Share this… Balancing the roles of hard work and luck in achieving…

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When We Teach

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 01/04/2021

Share this… Have you learned and experienced the powerful adage ‘When We Teach We Learn’. Ask any trainer if…

Inspired by the Beatles

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 12/19/2020

Share this… This past weekend, Sirius XM played the top 100 Beatles songs, voted by their listener. During a…

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 11/23/2020

Share this… Flipping through channels, there it was, the beloved ‘Wizard of Oz’. I just can’t help but stop…

How Can You Help the Next Generation of Shop Owners

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 09/15/2020

Share this… If you had known then what you know now, would you have opened your own shop? Every…

Are You Meeting Your Customer Expectations?

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 09/08/2020

Share this… Customers want a great experience. They have preconceived expectations on how their experience with you is going…

Is it Just Me or Do You Feel the Forces of Change?

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 08/31/2020

Share this… Are change forces blowing harder and faster than we realize? And are we creating them? A restaurant…

How Good Are Your Customer Basics?

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 08/23/2020

Share this… Flour, water, salt, and yeast makes bread. Just about every recipe has these ingredients. That’s pretty basic…

A Rolling Billboard Got Me Thinking

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 08/23/2020

Share this… Traveling on the New York State Thruway I came upon a semi with a massive ad, on…

Ingenious. Clean – Part of the New Normal

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 07/27/2020

Share this… Visiting a Tim Hortons Coffee shop I experienced what is the new normal as it comes to…

Mastering

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 07/19/2020

Share this… Mastering I recently saw a Lexus commercial that was themed ‘Mastering’. If you are like me and…

No One Gets There Alone

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 07/09/2020

Share this… I did it my way. Remember the song? If I would ask any successful business person if…

Down Time – What To Do With It!

By Carm Capriotto, AAP | 04/20/2020

Share this… For many of us, there is some extra time in our schedule. Imagine the times we used…