(Time to read this Blog article is about 3 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are 3 things that caught my eye this week: According to Consumer Reports Magazine, the average age of cars on the road in North America is just under 12 years. I’m old enough to remember when cars […]
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(Time to read this Blog article is about 4 minutes) This Blog is a little longer than usual, but it’s one of the most important Blogs I’ve ever written. In last week’s Blog I wrote about the fact that most outside Accounting Firms fail to deliver the business analysis and advice that they say they […]
(Time to read this Blog article is about 3 minutes) Before we get to the main topic, here are 3 things that caught my eye this week: The countries with the most cases of Corona Virus are…USA, Brazil, Russia, Spain, UK, Italy and France. The leaders of all of these countries are men. The countries […]
(Time to read this Blog article is about 3 minutes) ‘Greetings’…I goofed again! When this Blog went out at its regularly scheduled time (10 AM EDT) it contained a link that although it worked when I tested it, wouldn’t work for you. Sorry about that. So, I’ve redone the Blog and instead of providing a […]
(Time to read this Blog article is about 2 minutes) OOPS, I goofed! When sending out my regular Wednesday Blog yesterday, I accidently re-sent the Blog from last week. This week’s real Blog about ‘the power of working smart’ appears below. Stay safe…Donald C. Way back in February, which seems like a lifetime ago, I […]
(Time to read this Blog article is about 1 minute) Last week I dispelled two of the biggest myths in business today: ‘There’s no such thing as customer loyalty anymore.’…and, ‘You can’t get great staff anymore.’ If you missed last week’s insightful Blog, you can access it here, Cooper’s Blog – June 10. At the […]
(Time to read this Blog article is about 1 minute) Last week I dispelled two of the biggest myths in business today: ‘There’s no such thing as customer loyalty anymore.’…and, ‘You can’t get great staff anymore.’ If you missed last week’s insightful Blog, you can access it here, Cooper’s Blog – June 10. At the […]
(Time to read this important Blog article is about 2 minutes) Much of what we believe about our customers, our staff, our future and our bottom line is simply not true. Some of it never was true…and some of it was, but isn’t anymore. As business owners and managers, we’re making important decisions based on […]
(Time to read this Blog is about 3 minutes) On May 25th, police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis. Ironically, the slogan (Brand Promise) of the Minneapolis police department is, ‘To Protect with Courage. To Serve with Compassion!’ Derek Chauvin showed neither courage nor compassion. During his 18 years of […]
(Time to read this Blog is about 3 minutes) It’s still Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere and there’s a long-standing cultural tradition of ‘Spring Cleaning’. So, this week I asked each of our Biz Coaching clients to list at least 3 things that need ‘cleaning up’ in their business or department in the next […]
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