23 Oct
Consumer Tips

Reducing your car service bills

Car dealerships’ main source of profits, other than markup on the sale of vehicles, is the service department. Very often manufacturers prescribe unnecessary items, that while harmless to the vehicles, are often the creation of marketing and sales efforts and have nothing to do with mechanical needs of the vehicle, are completely unnecessary, generate excess waste in the environment and cost you money.

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21 Oct
Case Stories / Lessons

What separates a good PM from a great PM

Drive – The persistence or stamina to get things done. This is the fuel that makes us ask "what else needs to be done? What can cause me a delay? Approvals? Budget allocation? Design? etc. Drive keeps us focused on doing the things that will see us to the finish line, even if some of the lesser tasks get missed or relegated to "later" Without drive, everything becomes a chore instead of an action in the day's lineup. And when everything is a chore, only the absolute minimum gets done. Not a good scenario.

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