The Dealership War Room

The Thermostat or the Thermometer

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This episode is the crescendo — the Friday fire — that brings the entire week together.

You’ve rebuilt your energy.

You’ve upgraded your systems.

You’ve stepped into emotional control.

And now, the question is simple:

Are you setting the tone… or reacting to the room?

Because every leader is either the thermostat or the thermometer —

and your team can feel the difference.

In today’s War Room drop, Chris Hunsicker delivers the final insight of the week:

how to stop checking the room and start changing it.

✅ Why mirroring your team’s energy erodes trust

✅ The hidden cost of reactive leadership

✅ A short story of when Chris became the thermometer (and what it cost him)

✅ One simple reset to lead from identity, not emotion

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🔥 CHALLENGE:

Pick one moment today where you will lead the temperature — not match it.

Comment below what you’re claiming back.

Are you the thermostat… or the thermometer?

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Recommended Next Steps for New Listeners

  1. Pick your first battle. Scroll through past episodes and start with one that calls you out.
  2. Make it your morning fire ritual. Seven minutes before the chaos begins — listen, learn, lead.
  3. Bring your managers in. Share an episode and challenge them to take one daily action.
  4. Track your wins. Stack 30 days of execution and see how fast the culture shifts.

Share the War Room

If this episode sparked something for you, share it with another leader today. Copy the link, drop it in a text, and tell them:

“You need to hear this — it’s only 7 minutes, and it will make you better today.”

Remember:

You don’t need a better market.

You don’t need better leads.

You don’t even need better people.

You need to become a better leader.

Let’s go create some leadership fire.