No one likes being told what to do

No one likes being told what to do

Barney Cohen

Have you seen the movie of the broadway musical Hamilton, on Disney Plus, yet? Watching it recently, I was reminded that Americans have always been ungovernable. It’s in our DNA, and the desire to rebel against the rule of law is in fact the critical component that led to our forefathers rebelling against the British rule of law and becoming our own country. Sometimes a rebellious spirit leads to a revolution and the birth of a new nation, and sometimes it leads to a significant portion of the population protesting the use of face masks during a global pandemic. The bottom line is, no one likes being told what to do.


The How-To's of Planning

The How-To's of Planning

Will Myers

Your plan answers the question of “how?”- how will you accomplish the goals that you’ve set? I’ve broken the steps to planning down into a series of worksheets that will guide you through the process of creating executable plans around your goals. Once you’ve completed each of these steps, you should have a pretty well formed plan that you or your team can begin to execute, one task at a time.

Two thoughts for business owners during the COVID19 pandemic

Two thoughts for business owners during the COVID19 pandemic

Will Myers

There is a lot of uncertainty in our world as the COVID pandemic continues to unfold. If you’re a business owner, you may be feeling a sense of paralysis as you’re faced with the overwhelming task of trying to decide what to do next in the face of great uncertainty. As someone who has worked with hundreds of businesses over the course of my consulting career, I’d like to share two thoughts that are at the top of my mind for business owners struggling to figure out what to do next right now.

How to Build the Business of Your Dreams in 6 Steps

How to Build the Business of Your Dreams in 6 Steps

Barney Cohen

I’m a business consultant. I help people grow their bottom-line, and build the business of their dreams. I’m good at it, and over the years I’ve helped many of my clients to double (or more) their sales and fix the problems in their businesses that had been troubling them for years. Every business is unique, and the support I provide is therefore always different. 

7 Steps To Create Your 3-Year Vision

7 Steps To Create Your 3-Year Vision

Barney Cohen

The problem with having a vision is that for many people, a “vision” of what their business “could be” seems too uncertain and nebulous for them to really get their head around. The idea of creating a vision can be overwhelming, and it causes people to quit working on their vision before they even start.

And now let’s make job descriptions another BFF

And now let’s make job descriptions another BFF

Will Myers

Let’s include job descriptions as another BFF that you need to have. Once you know what needs to be done (using your to-do list), you have to figure out who is going to do it. Let me tell you a story that demonstrates the importance of creating and using job descriptions:

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