Over 30 years of business insight in one place.
I've been a business owner for over 30 years. I was a remote CEO starting in 1993. I've been a coach helping other owners learn from my mistakes since 1995. Since 2006 I've been posting, writing, making videos and tools for my clients. In my semi-retirement I'm putting all that stuff here in a (mostly) organized fashion for free.
Organizational Design
Functions Not Jobs
October 16, 2021
Your Organization is Made of Functions Not Jobs. When you think of your company structure, you probably think of people with jobs and job titles. Thinking of people performing functions is a better model. That's because in most companies, many…
People
Remote Worker Subs Out Job
September 27, 2021
The above tweet brought several questions to my mind. . If a remote employee hired someone else to do their job, would you even know? . How would you know? Why would you care? Let's deal with the last one…
Accounting
The F-word part 2 Income Statements
August 28, 2021
Learn how to tweak your Income Statement and make it more useful in making decisions to run your business better. This collaboration between and Marina Parkin CPA will give you insight from an accountant and a business owners.
Accounting, Money
The F Word part 1 CASH
August 4, 2021
Yes it's true - standard financial statements aren't designed for making management decisions. In this video I partner with Marina Parkin CPA and discuss how to get the most from your financial statements. We focus on cash because no matter…
Goals & Vision
Chase Your Dreams?
July 29, 2021
"I will show people anything you want to do, do it. Don't listen to anyone. Chase your dreams.". That's advice from a guy who tried to run on water in the contraption pictured above from Florida to New York. But…
HR
Hiring Part 3
July 19, 2021
Hiring Part 3 - How to select the right job candidate. How to interview, ask Behavioral Interview Questions and use System 2 decision making. This goes along with Part 1https://youtu.be/iLLXQjdMZxk and Part 2 from Learn what's even better than a…
Money
Basic Cash Flow Tool
July 8, 2021
Running out of cash is why companies die - even if they are profitable. This tool is one I use at to help clients see their cash problems in time to do something about them.
HR
Hiring part 2
June 29, 2021
In this session from htps://CEOBootCamp.com we cover the 2nd part in the hiring process. You'll learn ideas to find candidates and ways to filter out the inappropriate ones. 0:06 Intro. 0:30 4 Parts of an Effective Hiring Program. 2:13 Find…
People
The Training Grid
June 24, 2021
The Training Grid is a tool that shows you who's been trained on which tasks. It's something I use with my clients as But don't be fooled by its simplicity. It's a very powerful tool and I cover several ways…
HR
Hiring Part 1 – The Missing Piece
June 9, 2021
Part 1 of How to Hire Better. These are tips from my work at If you want to build a great company, you need to have great people. But the hiring process is hard. Here we break down the first…
CEO Mindset, Productivity
How to Find CEO Time
May 28, 2021
CEO Time is the most important time you spend running your company. This video from will show you how to get that time and what to do with it. We also cover the Eisenhower matrix - what's important and what's…
Growth & Plans
Should You Grow Your Company?
April 26, 2021
Lessons from CEOBootCamp.com about how to avoid some of the pitfalls of growing your company. Learn why you might not want your company to grow and what to expect if you do. For business owners and entrepreneurs of privately held…
Leadership, Management
Management is Hard No Bull
April 18, 2021
3 Reasons Management is hard and ways to make it easier. We define management and discuss why interaction with the people you manage is not like social interaction. There's a different skill set involved. This video is a bit different…
HR
Job Descriptions
April 16, 2021
Hiring can be the most problematic part of running your business - but when done well the rewards of a good team are critical to success. Most job descriptions describe a person's position in the org chart (who they report…
Organizational Design
2 Rules for Email
February 11, 2021
I'm on a bit of a rant. But this is important. And I put it in the category of "Management" because as a manager, it's your job to devise and enforce communication standards in your company. Do this and it…
People
3 Reasons Management is Hard
January 3, 2021
First let's define management. . MANAGEMENT is getting work done through other people. There are two parts to that - the work and the people. A great manager melds those two together to produce an amazing outcome. The work is…
Company View, Goals & Vision
What Is A Company?
January 1, 2021
Here is the lens through which I view companies. A company is an organization of people that performs a number of different functions designed to create and satisfy customers in a profitable way. Let's take that apart. A company is…
CEO Mindset
How to Think Like a CEO
December 29, 2020
Learn 5 concepts of CEO Thinking. Based on ideas from we cover these five perspectives: - See value through the customers' eyes. - Separate yourself from your company. - The CEO functions as conductor. - See the tasks in your…
CEO Mindset, CEO Skills
Think Like a CEO
December 29, 2020
Here's a short post to let you know about this video I did called How to Think Like a CEO. . It's a webinar hosted by a couple of my clients - Jo Ann Koontz & Marina Parkin who run…
Finance
Unit Economics
December 28, 2020
I'll explain how unit economics is the foundation for a profitable business. Based on insights from you'll learn the business model formula and how a startup becomes a scale up. Knowing the unit economics of your business will allow you…
Goals & Vision
Obstacles or Excuses
December 19, 2020
What Can You Control? On the road of business (and in life) there are things you can control and things you can't. I recently found out about Steve Jobs' approach to this dichotomy. When he promoted someone to VP, he…