By
the greatest of popular demand, he's back! With comments like
'Dynamic!', 'Wow!', 'Phenomenal!', 'Excellent!', 'Down to Earth
and Practical!', 'Terrific Content!', 'Energetic!' and
'Humorous!', we have arranged for Donald Cooper to speak to our
conference once again!!
Pool & Spa Conference and Expo, Toronto, Canada
(D) ARTICLES
ON HOW TO MANAGE MORE EFFECTIVELY:
1. The
simple truth about "Benchmarking and Best
Practices".
2. What's
possible in your business... and what's next?
3. The 7
questions to ask your staff that will change your
business forever.
4. How and
why to do a Skills Inventory of your staff.
5. The
painfully high cost of cutting your price!
6. Are you
a serious student of your numbers?
7. Avoid
this potentially fatal mistake in your business!
8. Create
an "Idea-Fest" in your business!
9. Some
clarity on "Change"!
10. Why do
businesses struggle with change?
11. Businesses
don't die from a single shot to the head!
12. Is the
"currency crutch" being kicked out from
under your business?
13. Are you
struggling to be a more effective coach in your
business?
14. Do you
have a "see-aheadascope" in your business?
15. There's
no such thing as "Corporate Goals"!
16. Do you
know who and what is really making money in your
business?
17. Do the
math...the simple truth about making more money in
your business!
18. Tools
for success...powerful lessons from a guy in Canmore!
19. Eight
business lessons from the Super Bowl
20.
"Process" ain't sexy... but your business is dead
without it.
21. If
your industry in consolidating... and most are...
you have four choices!
22.
Three quick tips to building an effective TEAM in
your business.
23. 10
tips for achieving world-class effectiveness in your
business.
24. Do you have
all three ingredients required for business
success?
25. Attention business
owners... are you paying yourself twice?
26. Are you listening
to the right people?
27. Treasure the
complainers... for they speak for many others!
28. Is your business
experiencing "Death by email"?
29. What should you be
"losing" in your business?
30. Are your
front-line people driving customers away... and
whose fault is it?
31. Here's one word
that will transform your annual planning process.
32. Are you getting
too damn casual in your business?
33. Are you creating
"the next" in your business?
34. What needs fixing
in your business? Use our simple one-page
"Audit" to get to the truth!
35. Effective coaches
do these 10 things... how do you stack up?
36. Are you clearly
focused in your business... or have you lost your
way?
37. Are you lumping
your staff into the "muddy middle"?
38. Four simple questions that will make you a
world-class manager!
39.
Change your language... change your results!
40. Is
communication the big issue in business... or is it
trust?
41. How
many people in your company are just showing up for
a paycheck?
42. Here
are 4 simple things you can do, right now, to grow
your business this year!
43. An
income generating opportunity that most businesses
never think of!
44. Will
anyone want to buy your business?
45. Have you any idea
where your business is going?
46. Do you have a
specific "Profit Improvement Plan" for next year?
47. Stop going to
Trade Shows & Conferences without a "list"!
48. Are you aiming
high enough in your business?
49. The incredible
power of defining your business by how you help.. not by what
you sell!
50. Defining the real
"purpose" of your business meetings and conferences.
51. If you don't
understand your numbers, you don't understand your
business!
52. When was the last
time you challenged your suppliers to serve you
better?
53. Just like winning
in sports, generating a healthy bottom line in your
business is a 'game of inches'!
54. If you think
running a business today is tougher than ever before
you are only half right.
55. Are you asking the
right question when something goes wrong in your
business?
56. Do you have an
emotional attachment to an uneconomic asset or an
obsolete business model that's putting your future
at risk?
57. Will you be an 'offshoring'
entrepreneur... or an 'offshoring' victim?
58. Let's stop this Christmas Bonus nonsense!
59. Are you committed
to improving your bottom line in 2007?
60. How to get dozens
of business improving ideas for about $5.00 each!
61. Is everyone in
your business "singing from the same hymn sheet"?
62. An important
business lesson from 3500 cheese factories that
aren't around anymore... and from a few that are.
63.Are you a "Toyota"
or a "Hyundai"? Two different approaches to
improving efficiency and quality in your in your
business.
64.To succeed in
business today, you need wisdom, passion and
focus... and 2 out of 3 ain't good enough!
65. What the world's
water crisis tells us about creating opportunities
in any business!
66. Does your
model need a reality check... before it's too late?
67. The human side
of business leadership!
68. When the
relationship between a boss and employee isn't
working out, the reason is usually simple:
69. How many of
your staff have "quit", but keep coming in anyway..
and whose fault is it?
70. What could you
learn from your suppliers?
71. The future
belongs to those who can see possibilities.. and who
know what to do with them.
72. The simple
truth about effective business leadership... in just
3 minutes: