Number 1: Be genuinely interested in your employees. Find out 4 more easy ways to be a better boss in 2020.

Do you have an opinion, idea or question that you want to share with fellow dealers? Rural Lifestyle Dealer extends the invitation to be a guest blogger.

The statistics for the 2019 year show that there has been a notable increase in the number of OSHA inspections and a record number of compliance assistance for keeping workers safe.

Thanks to leap year, you get an extra day in 2020. But even 366 days can go by quickly — and get nibbled away by the time you waste on repetitive tasks, distractions, daydreaming or just the lack of a clear plan to get things done. 

Eis Implement has been working with a county youth apprenticeship program for about 10 years. See the steps they take to make the most of the program for the students and the dealership.

Researchers found that the faster you fail, the better your chances of success, and the more time between attempts, the more likely you are to fail again.

"Dealing with people is a many-layered, complicated thing, but one of the problems I think we often create is not digging deep enough. I know that in the past I have often seen surface-level behavior and then labeled a person based on that," says Shawn Skaggs, president and CEO of Livingston Machinery Co.