Jeff Nock

Jeff Nock, Business Consultant, Explains practical applications for a SWOT Analysis In the 1960’s there were few tools to use for long term corporate planning. Business plans were 30-page tomes that no one ever read and did not enable employees to connect to the plan in a way that was executable. To address this problem a management consultant named Albert Humphrey at the Stanford Research Institute invented the SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Companies who conduct a SWOT analysis evaluate internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats.  Jeff Nock  explains, “A SWOT analysis can be an effective part of the overall strategic planning process. It is helpful not only for leaders within the organization to evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats but also helpful to bring in a third party (such a business consultant) to get a fresh perspective. Often compa...

Christian Values in Business, Jeff Nock Explains How They Can Help Any Organization In today’s polarized world, it is often challenging to share one’s beliefs as inevitably those beliefs will inspire some and upset others.  Jeff Nock  is a Christian and has learned through many years of business leadership that utilization of Christian values can be beneficial to all business leaders regardless of religious belief.  Jeff Nock is  an experienced executive, consultant, and leader with a demonstrated history of growing startups, nonprofits and established companies. Skilled in strategic plan development  and execution, business plans, leadership development, marketing, Sales, finance and presentation development, Jeff has a strong, well-rounded background with a Master of Science in Management. No surprise, given the topic of this article, Jeff Nock is a committed Christian blessed with four children and a long-standing career as an expert in growing companies...