Creating a Culture of Excellence with Suburban Tire's Gordon Leffler
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When you walk through the doors of Suburban Tire & Auto Centers in Glendale, Heights, Illinois, you’re walking into one of the cleanest and most organized tire dealerships on the...
show moreIn this episode of Johnny g & Friends, presented by Firestone, meet Gordon Leffler, owner of Suburban Tire’s Glendale Heights store. Attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to strive for excellence define how Gordon has run his business ever since going off on his own in 2012. The floors are immaculate, each tire and part is meticulously put back into its place and expectations of the staff and their professionalism are communicated and carried out each day.
In this episode, learn how Gordon has designed his location of Suburban Tire to run at maximum efficiency while still keeping true to the lessons his father taught him about the tire business.
EPISODE OVERVIEW:
- How Johnny g met Gordon and his brother, Steve (1:19)
- The start of Suburban Tire, Gordon’s early memories of the family business and what he learned from his father, Duke, about the tire business (3:13)
- How Gordon, his brothers and mother were thrust into management at an early age after his father’s death and the changes they made to streamline operations (8:16)
- Gordon’s mentors in the tire industry and what he has learned from them (13:45)
- The meticulous organization at Gordon’s story and how he has baked in attention to detail and cleanliness into the culture of his store (18:03)
- The hardest thing to teach new employees entering the tire business (21:30)
- The step-by-step hiring and onboarding process for new employees – both technicians and service advisors—at Gordon’s store (23:32)
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