All posts by: Donald Cooper

About Donald Cooper

Donald Cooper, MBA, CSP, HoF: Donald Cooper speaks and coaches internationally on management, marketing, and profitability.  He can be reached by email at donald@donaldcooper.com in Toronto, Canada.

(Time to read this Blog is about 2 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Biz Quote of the week: “The beginning of wisdom is the recognition of reality!   There’s no wisdom in denial or false beliefs!”  …Donald Cooper.   Quick Biz […]

Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Biz Quote of the week: “With higher wages, more benefits, increased staff turnover and generally higher operating costs, your only hope for profitability is to develop world-class operational efficiency in every part of your business.  Who’s […]

(Time to read this Blog is about 3 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Biz Quote of the week: “Failure to deal with non-performance is one of the biggest problems in many businesses today.  But you can’t deal with non-performance if […]

(Time to read this Blog is about 3 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Biz Quote of the week: “If you’re rating your employees on attendance rather than performance, you’re in big trouble, especially in a remote or partially remote work […]

(Time to read this Blog is about 2 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Biz Quote of the week: “Offering higher wages and more benefits to marginal job candidates is a formula for disaster!  So, your ability to screen candidates and […]

(Time to read this Blog is about 2 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Quote of the week: “Wishing you a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, generic holiday celebration or non-event of your choice!  As long as it includes  joy, kindness and […]

(Time to read this Blog is about 2.5 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Biz Quote of the week: “Are you running your business or department…or are you building a Team that runs it?  Those two are very different.”  …Donald Cooper. […]

(Time to read this Blog is about 2.5 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are a few things to get you thinking or smiling: My Biz Quote of the week: “Customers are loyal to what’s best for them…or what they assume is best for them.  What are you doing to be the […]

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