Planning for Uncertainty April 22, 2013 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak The traditional business plan includes short-term and long-term goals, and projections. But how do you plan when you can’t guess...
Pay Owners for What They Do! October 8, 2012 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Owners are the firm’s leaders and need to set the right example and tone for the rest of the people...
The Secret Behind ‘The Secret’ September 10, 2012 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak It has been said, “those that can see what they desire will have their dreams.” This is the power of...
Guerilla Strategies to Grow Your Firm June 4, 2012 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Recently I attended an incredible five-day Guerilla Business School in Los Angeles, put on by a training organization called Peak...
Managing Agency, Company Relationships the Easy Way August 15, 2011 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is...
Employee Incentive Plans: Make Them Worthwhile April 18, 2005 By Bill Schoeffler A few years back, while leading a seminar, we asked the audience to see if anyone had an employee incentive...
Driving Up Agency Valuation April 4, 2005 By Bill Schoeffler Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? There is a general perception that agency value has been increasing the...
Spread the Word on Improving Agency Communication December 20, 2004 By Bill Schoeffler A common complaint heard from employees when conducting management and organizational reviews is that there is a lack of communication....