Rural Lifestyle Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of the rural lifestyle market. Here is our favorite content from the past week:
- Zimmerer Kubota Team Recognizes Core Values
- 30 Years of the Exmark Lazer Z
- Putting Tariff Negotiations Under the Microscope
- Ariens’ CEO Named One of Most Influential Business Leaders in Wisconsin
- Meet the Farm Dog of the Year
Zimmerer Kubota Team Recognizes Core Values
A few years ago #ZimmererKubota started an annual award for Salesperson of the Year - Voted on by Peers. This is a special award that is voted on annually by all sales team members to select the team member that embodies the true spirit and core values of Zimmerer Kubota. The recipient is someone who is looked upon as a mentor to other salespeople in how they walk their life, they take care of customer and team daily, maintain a positive attitude and example and exhibit the core values the Zimmerer family founded the sales department over 40 years ago. Congrats to this year’s winner, Kyle Harris!
30 Years of the Exmark Lazer Z
Every legacy has a beginning. For Exmark, it started on May 1st, 1994, with a bold vision: to build the finest zero-turn lawn mower the world had ever seen. It wasn’t easy. Countless hours of hard work, sweat, engineering, and testing went into perfecting the first prototype. Then, on Thanksgiving Day, 1994, the first Exmark Lazer Z prototype made its maiden voyage. And the landscaping industry was changed. Forever. Watch to see how the legacy of the Exmark Lazer Z mower began.
Putting Tariff Negotiations Under the Microscope
In this Facebook post, Corran Addison shares an excerpt from Prof. David Honig of Indiana University, who teaches negotiations. He breaks down how President Trump’s distributive bargaining style — which always has a winner and a loser — doesn’t work in politics, especially international politics.
Ariens’ CEO Named One of Most Influential Business Leaders in Wisconsin
BizTimesMedia named Dan Ariens, chairman and CEO of AriensCo, to the Wisconsin 275, a collection of the state’s most influential business leaders. Ariens’ advice to first-time leaders, “Be Socratic, perfect the skill of listening and asking meaningful questions. Build a team around you who are completely transparent in their thoughts, words and actions. Together you will do great things.”
Meet the Farm Dog of the Year
Meet Sirius, honored as Farm Dog of the Year by the American Farm Bureau Federation, for his work protecting a herd of miniature therapy horses that bring comfort to adults and children who have experienced traumatic events.
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