Blog Content for COOs & Leaders
Tips for COOs – #1 The Skip Level Meeting
A skip-level meeting is when a COO skips over one of their direct reports,...
Interviews Should Be Intense
What questions do you ask in interviews? "What's your biggest fault?" "Tell me...
Why the Smartest CEOs Act Like the Dumbest People
The smartest CEOs are vulnerable, open to hearing what they don't know and are...
Profit Sharing Works!
If you're running a wildly successful and profitable business, don't hide it....
It’s My Future (And I’ll Dream Big If I Want To)
What do you see in your future? I've looked into my future, and I like what I...
Build Your Company Like a Jigsaw Puzzle
Build Your Company Like a Jigsaw Puzzle Consider doing this for your next...
Do you KAMP? Your Revenue Growth Depends On It
In the early days building 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, we had a franchisee that was...
Here is Why You Need a Vivid Vision
Vision statements and mission statements are useless. They don't work. They...
How to Save CEOs From Themselves
Help save CEOs from themselves! Most entrepreneurs suffer from what I call...
Fire Some of Your Customers
Why would you fire your customers? Eighty percent of your results come from...
Planning a Corporate Retreat – Part 2
Corporate retreats are often intended for purposes of general relaxation,...
Planning a Corporate Retreat – Part 1
The quality of relationships between the employer and employees, and among the...
The Greatest Interview Questions, Ever.
I'm about to give you one of the greatest interview questions you can ever...
Recruiting…If You Build It Great, They Will Come
Any time I do keynote speaking events in a city that isn't New York or London,...
Why You Need to Visualize Your Company’s Future
Why is visualizing your company's future so important? It's just images in...
Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill
Are you a COO? Guess what? The old adage of, ‘hire for attitude, train for...
My Favorite Business Books for Entrepreneurs
What books should I be reading? This is something I am asked time and time...
Mind Blowing Door Openers
Ten years ago, I was speaking at the 20th anniversary of Entrepreneurs...
Which Chief Operations Officer Should Be On Your Bus?
Finding the right people for your team
Recruiting Lessons I Learned From Duck Hunting
Everything I Know about Recruiting I Learned from Duck Hunting My grandfather...