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THE COMMON TABLE / RUNNING A BUSINESS

Manage people.
Make time for the work.

Support for the everyday part of ownership.

Find practical ideas for leading a team, setting priorities, and making a little more room in your week. Or find someone to talk through your own situation.

CHOOSE WHAT FITS

Each option below has a different job. Check the format and the fit before choosing where to begin.

PEOPLE & RESOURCES TO EXPLORE

Find a useful starting point.

Three ways to learn at your own pace, and one place to look for a conversation.

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

Manager Tools: management basics

Manager Tools (Publisher) · Mark Horstman (Co-founder · past podcast host) · Michael Auzenne (Co-founder · past podcast host)

Free · At my own pace · No registration required

A structured podcast collection covering one-to-ones, feedback, coaching, delegation, and meetings.

Useful when
You manage people and want specific practices to try in everyday conversations.
Less useful when
The podcast cannot assess a particular employee situation or do the management work for you.
See the fit & details →
Costs, interests & sources

Costs & interests

Manager Tools offers paid licenses and additional guidance alongside its free podcasts.

Before you choose

Start with one relevant topic. The Basics page recommends introducing changes gradually.

Sources checked · 3 October 2026

Offering details are provider-reported. Fit notes are Brass Charter’s assessment, not hands-on service testing. We receive no listing or referral fee.

LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL GROWTH

Jaime Hepp’s public videos

Jaime Hepp (Creator)

Cost not confirmed · At my own pace · Access not confirmed

Public leadership and personal-development videos linked from Jaime Hepp’s own website.

Useful when
You value personal examples and reflection on the habits and character you bring to your work.
Less useful when
Choose another resource when you need a detailed operating procedure or an assessment of your own business.
See the fit & details →
Costs, interests & sources

Costs & interests

His website promotes his book. His biography also describes his business leadership and consulting work; no price or individual availability is assumed here.

Before you choose

This entry points to his public learning material. Read the topic and format before choosing what to watch.

Sources checked · 3 October 2026

Offering details are provider-reported. Fit notes are Brass Charter’s assessment, not hands-on service testing. We receive no listing or referral fee.

TIME & PRIORITIES

Before Breakfast

Laura Vanderkam (Host)

Free · At my own pace · No registration required

Before Breakfast offers short episodes about time management and everyday scheduling questions, for work and life.

Useful when
You want manageable ideas for planning your time and making room for what matters.
Less useful when
This is general time guidance; it does not review your staffing, finances, or business processes.
See the fit & details →
Costs, interests & sources

Costs & interests

Her website promotes books and speaking. The separate Time Makeover Guide asks for an email and consent to receive communications.

Before you choose

The podcast and the email-signup guide are separate offerings. You can start with the listening links.

Sources checked · 3 October 2026

Offering details are provider-reported. Fit notes are Brass Charter’s assessment, not hands-on service testing. We receive no listing or referral fee.

A CONVERSATION ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS

SCORE mentoring

SCORE (Matching network)

Free · One-to-one · Appointment required

Volunteer mentors offer individual business guidance. You can browse mentor profiles or request a match for your question.

Useful when
You want a conversation about a real business challenge and someone with relevant experience.
Less useful when
Mentors guide you; they do not take over your work. Match and availability depend on your needs and the mentor.
See the fit & details →
Costs, interests & sources

Costs & interests

SCORE is a nonprofit supported by volunteers, donations, sponsors, and SBA funding. Its mentoring service is free.

Before you choose

Look for experience with your kind of business and question. SCORE explains that you can ask for another mentor if the fit is wrong.

Sources checked · 3 October 2026

Offering details are provider-reported. Fit notes are Brass Charter’s assessment, not hands-on service testing. We receive no listing or referral fee.

KEEP EXPLORING

More help with people and time.

Explore leading people, hiring, delegation, and time. The Running a business and topic filters are visible and can be removed or narrowed.

Explore people & time resources →

BRING YOUR OWN SITUATION

Go in with a clearer question.

What keeps slipping? What are you doing that someone else could take on? Put one concrete situation into your help brief.

Prepare my conversation

PUT AN IDEA TO WORK

Choose one thing to try.

Keep a small next step in your weekly review, or make a recurring task easier to repeat.

How we choose what appears here

We look at the specific help offered, the people it is intended for, the practical limits, and how the provider earns money. Fit notes are Brass Charter’s editorial assessment; offering details are linked to the provider’s own sources.

Brass Charter accepts no paid listings or referral fees. Inclusion does not mean every service from a provider is right for you. Each profile identifies the particular resource discussed and when its sources were checked.

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