Over 30 years of business insight in one place.

Yes, I’ve been an entrepreneur for over 30 years and a coach/consultant to others for nearly as long. In my semi-retirement I guess it’s time I did something else. So I’m putting all that stuff here in a (mostly) organized fashion for free.

I still do some coaching and consulting – sign up for a free session HERE and if we like each other and want to keep working together, I’ll see if there’s room in my schedule. Otherwise…

Four focuses, one business

Every part of building a company lives in one of four areas, and working on one always moves the others. Browse the focus that matters most to you right now, and follow the threads from there.

Customers:

Getting & keeping customers

The reason you have a business at all. How you find people who'll pay you, and how you deliver something worth paying for.
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Company:

Building & running the company

The machine behind the sales. People, money, structure, and the systems that keep it running without you holding it all together.
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Conditions:

Your business environment

The stuff you don't control but have to plan around. Markets, competitors, regulation, technology, the economy.
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Owners:

Vision, strategy & growth

Why you're doing this and where it's going. The owner's job of setting direction, making the big calls, and deciding what the company is actually for.
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Organizational Design, People

Do You Have Employees but no Team Leads?

Here’s How to Take The Next StepHow Do I Get Out From Under the Day-to-Day and Work On My Business?That’s the most common question I hear from owner/operators.You’ve got people...

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Organizational Design

Tasks Projects & Roles

Management is getting work done through others. Here's HowCare about the output not the workThis is a subtle but powerful distinction. Here’s what I mean. When you get in your...

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Owners

What Does Progress Look Like?

It's bigger than revenue growth.TL;DR - Progress means you get what you want FROM your company. But you must build the right foundation before you can be strategic.When I first...

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