by Harriet Cohen | Sep 14, 2025 | change, innovation, Inspiration, strategic planning
If you are not familiar with Blue Ocean Strategies W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne I suggest you check out the website, and this article will look at how you can use their ideas to to develop the SWOT to overcome threats. Turning Threats into Opportunities: How...
by Harriet Cohen | Sep 14, 2025 | innovation, Inspiration, strategic planning
In business as in life there are many tools that help us grow and move forward. Unfortunately, we often use them once then put the results on the shelf and rarely use them again. Please don’t do that with a SWOT. This tool, when used correctly can give great...
by Harriet Cohen | Jul 18, 2025 | accountability, bias, change
Despite decades of progress, women are still underrepresented in leadership. Fewer women occupy the C-suite. Even fewer sit on boards. And across industries, women are still less likely to be promoted into management. So the question is: why? The Real Barriers We can...
by Harriet Cohen | Jun 23, 2025 | customers, innovation, Inspiration, marketing, strategic planning
If you’re wondering why it feels harder to bring in new business lately, you’re not alone. Whether you run a small business, lead a team, or manage a division, growth can stall — even when you’re doing a lot of things right. Here’s the good news: the reasons you’re...
by Harriet Cohen | Jun 23, 2025 | entrepreneur, Inspiration, marketing
Remember as a teenager the crushes you had on the unobtainable? Now remember when you started your company and you had your first customer. Wow how exciting. Did they stay? Were they a good customer? Were they willing to pay? Did they see value in what you offered?...
by Harriet Cohen | May 27, 2025 | accountability, change, Leadership, Professional development
Korn Ferry posted an interesting article on what bosses need to avoid Bad bosses impact the entire company from recruitment and retention to revenue. People often stop buying from companies that treat their staff and/or vendors poorly. Bad bosses, like good bosses...
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