THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY
YOUNG PEOPLE DON’T CARE?! AS IF! This issue is dedicated to the vibrant tapestry of young leaders in the collision repair and automotive profession. Personally, I find it absolutely vital to dispel the myths surrounding the younger generation’s passion for our industry. There is a prevalent narrative suggesting that young people are disinterested in hands-on […]
REFLECT ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE
LOVE YOUR JOB—THE MOT TO FOR 2025 BY ALLISON ROGERS As we wrap up this issue of Bodyworx Professional, let’s take a moment to reflect on the wild ride we call the collision repair industry. From paint mismatches to dent dilemmas, we’ve all navigated the ups and downs. Some days, it feels like we’re living […]
SAFEGUARD YOUR CAREER
FUTURE PROOF YOUR SKILLSET BY ALLISON ROGERS The future of collision repair is inexplicably exciting…but I’ll try to frame it out for you in the next 400 words. It wasn’t so long ago that many collision repair shops relied on what we’d now call archaic technologies. Mere years ago, we were using string to complete ADAS […]
PARENTAL SUPERVISION
GEN Z’S SHIFTED PRIORITIES LEAVE ROOM FOR OPPORTUNITY BY ALLISON ROGERS An article titled “How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation”, published in the Wall Street Journal, recently went viral on LinkedIn. In this article, author Ti-peng Chen outlines how Gen Z’s current “skepticism about the return on a college education,” along with “new […]
PARENTAL CONTROLS
ARE WE FOCUSED ON RECRUITING YOUTH, OR RECRUITING PARENTS? BY ALLISON ROGERS You’d be hard-pressed to find an industry event where the current skills shortage is not mentioned. Heck, get two shop owners together and the topic will likely come up in less than five minutes of conversation. I’m not making fun—truly!—it’s a real issue […]
YOU’VE GOT THIS
SUPPORT IS THE CURE FOR IMPOSTER SYNDROME BY ALLISON ROGERS As I write this, I am hot off the heels of my annual trip to Las Vegas for industry week, where most of my time is spent on the SEMA Show floor. My feet are still numb. It’s been two weeks. This year marked my […]
FUN TO FUNCTION
THE FUN-DAMENTALS OF A HEALTHY CAREER BY ALLISON ROGERS Do you have fun at work? You’ve obviously heard the saying: time flies when you’re having fun! You cannot tell me that, in your whole entire life, you have never experienced a day or activity feel like it was over sooner than expected…because you were having […]
WHO CALLS THE SHOTS
IS THE INDUSTRY RECRUITING IN THE RIGHT WAYS? BY ALLISON ROGERS Nearly every time we see a panel or presentation on the labour shortage or attracting youth to the trade, parents seem to be the focus. “We have to reach the parents,” a speaker will say, “We have to convince the parents there’s a future, […]
SPEAK ‘N’ SHAKE
THERE’S A RECIPE FOR TACTFUL CRITICISM BY ALLISON ROGERS Could you imagine the chaos our world would be in if no one ever spoke their mind? In the same vein, can you imagine the turmoil a business would suffer if no one spoke up to spur change? Providing constructive criticism to a superior can be […]
ALL TOGETHER NOW
BY ALLISON ROGERS I was recently on a call with one of our columnists, who comes from a western province. Mid-way through our Zoom meeting, the columnist stopped all three of us on the call to ask us our honest opinions on a delicate matter. Now, our art director, Yvonne; our staff writer, Max and […]
