General Managers Speak About Value of Coaching

By |March 9th, 2016|

The to-do list is seemingly endless:  cash flow, team building, category management, board relations, reports, goal setting.  Many general managers report feeling pulled in many directions during a typical workday, and too soon it seems, [...]

Planning a Member/Owner Capital Campaign

By |February 11th, 2016|

Capital campaigns can be a very important part of an expansion project - serving as a healthy test of member support.  Will your members be willing to make a sizable at-risk investment because they believe [...]

GM Success Profile

By |January 29th, 2016|

Increasingly intense and sustained competition in our market is shifting the landscape in which co-ops operate, putting a premium on certain key competencies and skills in management. At the same time, other factors are making [...]

Analyzing Your Store’s Systems

By |December 28th, 2015|

By Mary Myers, Walden Swanson 042 September - October - 1992 This is the third in a series of articles based on Business Planning For Cooperatives, a manual published by Cooperative Development Services that provides [...]