Read Time 1 ½ minutes. Executive Briefing #14 by Jeffrey D. Cullen

When I was a kid my father would often tell me that 'effort was all that really mattered'.  While I think that was his way of trying to motivate a boy who could sometimes dog it a little, my experience...

Read Time 1 1/2minutes Executive Briefing #13 by Jeffrey D. Cullen

I was having an important discussion with a BaseCamp4 member firm last week about adopting a new approach to holding people accountable. The General Manager of the business was enthusiastic about the pl...

Executive Briefing #12 by Jeffrey D. Cullen

Last month I lost my keys. I’d had numerous near misses over the years, but this time they were gone for sure. There were about 15 keys on that old leather key chain.

My first thought was, "Damn! I'm going to have to replace...

If you are the owner of a small or mid-sized business who made it a priority to build equity in your company over the past several years – if you reduced or eliminated your debt – if you limited personal spending to a reasonable level – if you grew your company careful...

Read time: 2 minutes Executive Briefing #10 by Jeffrey Cullen 

As the end of January approaches, let me ask you:

• Has your 3 times/week trip to the gym now tapered to one?

• Are those latest business-building strategies appearing less important?

• Is tomorrow...

Read time: 1 ½  minutes Executive Briefing #9 by Jeffrey Cullen

If you’re familiar with our BaseCamp4 program, you know that we work with owners and managers of businesses with sales between $5 million and $50 million. You may also have heard us mention the “intuitive”...

Read Time: 2 minutes Executive Briefing #7 by Stephen Steckly

The words and actions of your employees can seriously damage your company.

What do you do when one employee is nasty to another, when a team member gossips about a co-worker or a customer, or when someone mak...

Read time: 2 minutes Executive Briefing #7 by Jeffrey Cullen

I recently did some consulting for two non-competitor clients in the same industry. As I was doing research for the second client I found an excellent blog post that identified and discussed the fundamental p...

Read time 2 minutes Executive Brief #6: By Jeffrey Cullen

“The customer is always right" is an old adage that may or may not be true, however “Is this the right customer?” is an even more important question that businesses should be asking themselves.

One of the corner...

Read Time: 2 ½ Minutes Executive Brief #5, by Stephen Steckly

Part 2

Many business owners struggle with delegation because they view it as simply “telling other people what to do”. Successful delegating is actually “achieving your desired result through the efforts of...