Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 6

D E A L E R OP S & M ANAGEM ENT: L e a d e rshi p

By Dave Anderson
President,
LearnToLead

How to Spot
Potential
Leaders in Your
Organization
How do you spot
potential leaders in your
organization? Is it the person
that keeps asking for the
promotion, for more responsibility, and has the drive to
push their way into a
leadership position?
Probably not. To paraphrase
Oswald Sanders, "The office
should seek the leader more

than the leader seeks the
office." This is not to say that
the ambition to grow and to
want promotions is undesirable. It is, in fact, desirable
as long as the person
clamoring for more power is
not in a state where his
ambition exceeds his
competence or character.
While there are not

fail-safe criteria for selecting potential leaders, the
following seven guidelines
should be a helpful checklist
as you select the next leader
for your organization.
1. WHAT HAS THE
PERSON DONE WITH
THEIR LIFE?

Past accomplishments
are a solid indicator of

future performance. What
is the most significant
impact the candidate has
had in a current role, or in
past roles? What has he or
she overcome, stuck with,
fought through and gotten
done? Past experience
doesn't equal past accomplishments. In fact, ample
experience accompanied by
minimal accomplishments,
strongly indicates the person
shouldn't be placed in an
even higher position to accomplish little in.

2. DOES THE PERSON
DEMONSTRATE
LEADERSHIP IN THEIR
CURRENT POSITION?

Regardless of title, true
leaders begin acting like
leaders before they're in
leadership positions. They
put in extra work, solve
problems, bring you ideas,
demonstrate integrity, take
responsibility, are coachable, are eager to help
others and put the team first,
and the like.
3. IS ANYONE
CURRENTLY FOLLOWING
THE PERSON?

In other words, does the
person have influence in
their current position? Since
a key aspect of leadership is
influence, whether they have
influence now is a strong
indicator of leadership. Do
people listen to the person,
trust the person, and aspire
to be like the person? And
is the influence they have
gained used for the good of
the team or just for his or her
selfish agenda and benefit?
4. IS THE PERSON
FAITHFUL IN THEIR
CURRENT DUTIES?

If not, they'll only further

6

AUGUST 2018

D I G I TA L D E A L E R . C O M



http://www.DIGITALDEALER.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Digital Dealer - August 2018

Digital Dealer - August 2018
Contents
Message from the Show Director
How to Spot Potential Leaders in Your Organization
Bridge the Gap Between Where You Are and Where You Want to Be
Are You Organized for Success?
BMW and Mazda Incentive Program Changes May Violate Franchise Laws
Accountability: The Centerpiece of Success in Fixed Ops
14 Ways to Recruit Technicians
Disciplined Innovation
What the Companies With the Worst Reputations All Have in Common
The CRM of Tomorrow, Today
Interview With Phil Mitchell of Sunset Auto Family
2 Messages From Dissatisfied Customers
Why Reviews from the Decision-Maker Matter
The 3 Essential Traits of High-Profit F&I Managers
Price Is the Easiest Part of My Job
Phone Power!
8 Tactics to Help You Stand out on Social Media
5 Signs It’s Time to Part Ways With Your Conversion Tools
Direct Response: Now More Than Ever
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Digital Dealer - August 2018
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Cover2
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 1
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Contents
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 3
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Message from the Show Director
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 5
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - How to Spot Potential Leaders in Your Organization
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 7
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Bridge the Gap Between Where You Are and Where You Want to Be
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 9
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 10
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 11
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Are You Organized for Success?
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 13
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - BMW and Mazda Incentive Program Changes May Violate Franchise Laws
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 15
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Accountability: The Centerpiece of Success in Fixed Ops
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 17
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 14 Ways to Recruit Technicians
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 19
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Disciplined Innovation
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 21
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - What the Companies With the Worst Reputations All Have in Common
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 23
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - The CRM of Tomorrow, Today
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 25
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Interview With Phil Mitchell of Sunset Auto Family
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 27
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 28
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 29
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 30
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 31
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 2 Messages From Dissatisfied Customers
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 33
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Why Reviews from the Decision-Maker Matter
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 35
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - The 3 Essential Traits of High-Profit F&I Managers
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 37
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Price Is the Easiest Part of My Job
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 39
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Phone Power!
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 41
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 8 Tactics to Help You Stand out on Social Media
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 43
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 5 Signs It’s Time to Part Ways With Your Conversion Tools
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 45
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Direct Response: Now More Than Ever
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 47
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - 48
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Cover3
Digital Dealer - August 2018 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/202004
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/202003
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/202002
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/202001
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201912
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201911
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201909
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201908
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201907
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201906
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201905
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/dd26showdirectory_042019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201904
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201903
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201902
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201901
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201812
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201811
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201810
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201808
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201807
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201806
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201805
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201804
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201803
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201802
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201801
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201712
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201711
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201710
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201709
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/digitaldealer/201708
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com