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Recruiting…If You Build It Great, They Will Come

by Cameron Herold | Nov 29, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Culture, Good To Great, Hiring, Interviewing, People, Performance, Productivity

Any time I do keynote speaking events in a city that isnâ€™t New York or London, a lot of leaders complain to me that their metro area lacks top-tier talent for recruiting. This always makes me laugh. â€œThere is plenty of talent out there,â€ I say, â€œthey just...

Why You Need to Visualize Your Companyâ€™s Future

by Cameron Herold | Nov 20, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Good To Great, Mentoring, People, Performance, Productivity

Why is visualizing your companyâ€™s future so important? Itâ€™s just images in your head. It canâ€™t do anything, right? Thatâ€™s where youâ€™re wrong. If you watched any of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, you may have seen the American downhill skier Lindsey...

Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill

by Cameron Herold | Nov 13, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, COO, Culture, Hiring, Interviewing, Productivity, Team Building

Are you a COO? Guess what? The old adage of, â€˜hire for attitude, train for skillâ€™ doesnâ€™t work anymore. As COO, we still sometimes fail to understand that a good attitude canâ€™t overcome a lack of skills, and when youâ€™re growing at 100% revenue growth a year,...

My Favorite Business Books for Entrepreneurs

by Cameron Herold | Nov 6, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Mentoring, Productivity

What books should I be reading?Â This is something I am asked time and time again by entrepreneurs (and people I am coaching). As a business coach/mentor, I always get asked by entrepreneurs around the world what my favorite business books are. I might as well put...

Mind Blowing Door Openers

by Cameron Herold | Oct 18, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, COO, Mentoring

Ten years ago, I was speaking at the 20th anniversary of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) in Las Vegas. I had just spoken at length about COO training and how critical and pivotal it was for a Chief Operations Officer to helm operations of a business. It’s not...

Recruiting Lessons I Learned From Duck Hunting

by Cameron Herold | Feb 14, 2017 | Business, Culture, Hiring, Interviewing, People, Team Building

Everything I Know about Recruiting I Learned from Duck Hunting My grandfather Cam Shortts was a great businessman, but he was an even better hunter (with superb recruiting skills). He owned a successful hunting and fishing lodge in northern Ontario, an amazing place...