Blog Content for COOs & Leaders
Why the Smartest CEOs Act Like the Dumbest People
The smartest CEOs are vulnerable, open to hearing what they don’t know and are always trying to...
Profit Sharing Works…
If you’re running a wildly successful and profitable business, don’t hide it. I talked to a...
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 see. No, I didn’t go...
Build Your Company Like a Jigsaw Puzzle
Build Your Company Like a Jigsaw Puzzle Consider doing this for your next quarterly or annual strategic...
Do you KAMP? Your Revenue Growth Depends On It
In the early days building 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, we had a franchisee that was struggling. They just...
Here is Why You Need a Vivid Vision
Vision statements and mission statements are useless. They don’t work. They have never worked. They...
How to Save CEOs From Themselves
Help save CEOs from themselves! Most entrepreneurs suffer from what I call A.D.O.S., and it stands for:...
Fire Some of Your Customers
Why would you fire your customers? Eighty percent of your results come from twenty percent of your...
Planning a Corporate Retreat – Part 2
Corporate retreats are often intended for purposes of general relaxation, team-building, and...
Planning a Corporate Retreat – Part 1
The quality of relationships between the employer and employees, and among the employees themselves,...
The Greatest Interview Questions, Ever.
I’m about to give you one of the greatest interview questions you can ever ask. With one simple...
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, a lot of leaders...
Why You Need to Visualize Your Company’s Future
Why is visualizing your company’s future so important? It’s just images in your head. It can’t do...
Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill
Are you a COO? Guess what? The old adage of, ‘hire for attitude, train for skill’ doesn’t work...
My Favorite Business Books for Entrepreneurs
What books should I be reading? This is something I am asked time and time again by entrepreneurs...
Mind Blowing Door Openers
Ten years ago, I was speaking at the 20th anniversary of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) in Las Vegas....
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 Cam Shortts was a great...
What Would Grandma Do?
What Would Grandma Do? Grandmothers are chock-full of wisdom. As a business coach and mentor, I suggest...
3 Things You Can Do to Engage Your Team and Save Money Now
3 Things You Can Do to Engage Your Team and Save Money Now A CEO that I’ve had coached for two years...