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2013 Andy Award Trip

The 2013 Anderson Christmas Party was an awesome time. We had a couple of really significant “firsts”.

We rolled out Anderson’s Ten Year Vision. “Where are we going?” “How does what I do fit into the bigger picture?” This Vision addresses those questions and more. Hit the link and check out the post if you haven’t had a chance to yet.

We also hosted the first ever Andy Award Ceremony. The four winners were selected by you, their peers, for being great examples of the Anderson Cultural Values. Congrats to Sue Koch, Nathanael Ziegler, Aaron Armstrong, and Justin Drieling!

In celebration of these winners and their contribution to move the Cultural Values forward, they were flown to Chicago for an all-expenses paid shopping trip! An awesome time was had by all.

As the Cultural Values, Team, Humility, Empowerment, Motivation, Vision, Development, Effective Leadership, Balanced Life, and Trust, are lived out across the company, we will all have a front-row seat to seeing our Mission Because People Matter become a reality. Exciting times ahead! Thanks for everything you to move the team forward.

 

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10 Year Vision

“Where are we going?”

“What are we doing and why?”

“How do I fit in to the bigger picture?”

These are some of the most important questions that our company has to answer. And frankly, they are questions that you and me–all of us as Anderson Team members–should expect a compelling answer to. In case you missed the Christmas Party, check out the video above. The Directional Team has spent significant time and energy addressing these issues and plotting the course for the future. It boils down to this:

Our Mission, “Because People Matter, we will serve your needs by always doing what is right” is the reason we keep our doors open. We believe so strongly in this, that we think it should be at the center of Anderson’s strategic plan. That’s why we’ve created a Ten Year Vision for the company. It’s the highest level plan we’ve got, and it’s deeply rooted in our Mission.

The 10 Year Vision stands as an answer to the three questions above. It can be broken up into six parts, and everything we do as a business fits underneath one of them.

  1. Increasing Market Footprint
  2. Diversification of Business
  3. Next Generation Leaders
  4. Team Member Life Wellness
  5. Multiplied Vision
  6. BPM Inc.

That means that regardless of what you do on a daily basis, your contribution is helping move the 10 Year Vision forward. None of this would be possible without your hard work and dedication as part of the Team.

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What Are Big Rocks?

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As the year comes to a close, we find ourselves in the unique position of both looking back on the year previous and looking ahead at the year to come. Evaluating successes and failures, while anticipating and planning for the road ahead. This is the stretch of time in which we are tasked with creating our Big Rock SMART Initiatives, and I thought it would be a good moment to have a refresher on the whole idea of Big Rocks.

It really is very simple: If life is a jar to be filled, make sure you prioritize the big rocks before you make room for the pebbles and sand. Give time and energy to the things that truly matter, before the distractions and diversions of life crowd them out.  This metaphor certainly applies to our personal lives, but is equally valid when considering what we will prioritize at work.

Stephen Covey has some great things to say about Big Rocks:

Do you ever get bogged down in the thick of thin things?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLGeEjUpCxY

As you prepare to fill out your 2014 SMART Initiatives, keep these simple ideas in mind.

You can click here to access the 2014 SMART Initiative form.

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Haz-Comm. GHS Label Training

Instructions: Please review this Video for OSHA-mandated training on Hazardous Communication Labels by the date requested. Fill out the required info, answer the questions, type in your initials, and click the submit button. If your name is not listed below this instruction you will need to log out and log back in with your user ID.

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Grand Island Remodel

The Grand Island Ford Store looks quite a bit different if you haven’t seen it lately. The showfloor has recently been overhauled and has seen the addition of a new Sales Tower, customer tables, and new Sales Advisor desks. The whole room feels bigger and more spacious. The Service Team has some pretty sweet new gear as well. The new mobile lifts pictured will allow for greater flexibility in their work area.

The exterior of the building will also be seeing some major updates from Ford soon. We are working with an architect and have recently finalized blueprints for an enlarged showroom, new exterior signage, and the addition of a Quicklane. Check out the blueprints here. Exciting stuff!

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Dream Factory Gift

The St. Joe Team just presented a $2,183 check to The Dream Factory of St. Joseph. Great stuff! The Dream Factory is an awesome organization involved in wish-granting for children afflicted with terminal and chronic illness. Check out their website to learn more about them. Our Charity Classic Car show was in benefit of the St. Joseph chapter and they presented us with a plaque of appreciation. Great job team!

 

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Mitsubishi Store Construction

S1318_image New construction at the St. Joe Mitsubishi store is well underway. These beams started going up about ten days ago and we’re still on track for completion by December! For those of you outside of St. Joe, this new building is going up on the same lot as our Kia Store there and is just down the road from the Ford store. Once complete, we’ll have two separate showrooms on site; one for Kia and one for Mitsubishi.