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Winning at Chess
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Menefee: Do You Want to Win the Battle, or Do You Want to Win the War? 

March 18, 2025
Dealing with insurers may feel like a long, uphill battle, but there is strength in numbers and the actions we can take.
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Batenhorst: How do you measure shop throughput? Are you ignoring a crucial KPI?

March 4, 2025
Waste reduction in the shop is important, but even more basic is the measurement of flow.
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Crunching the numbers
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Lobsiger: Taming the 500-lb. Payroll Gorilla

March 3, 2025
Step 1: Is your staffing level rightsized?
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World War II accelerated the development and production of special aviation and industrial coatings, as found on this B-17 'Flying Fortress,' that would later fit peacetime applications.
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YesterWreck – The Column #6: The Collision Repair Industry – 1940 - 1949 

Feb. 27, 2025
WWII brought massive changes to American society — and the collision repair industry.
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Illicit Drug Use
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Menefee: The Hidden Epidemic in Body Shops

Feb. 24, 2025
By opening a conversation about substance abuse, we can begin to break the cycle and create a healthier, more supportive workplace.
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Croel on Follow the Leader: How Strong Direction Drives Compliance and Productivity in Your Collision Repair Shop

Feb. 24, 2025
Do you have a culture in which doing things the right way is a badge of honor?
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Targeting 2025
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Bryant: Reflect, Reset, and Rev Up for 2025

Feb. 17, 2025
Establish clear, ambitious, yet achievable targets for the new year.