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 isn’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. “There is plenty of talent out there,” I say,... 
by Cameron Herold | Nov 20, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Good To Great, Mentoring, People, Performance, Productivity
Why is visualizing your company’s future so important? It’s just images in your head. It can’t do anything, right? That’s where you’re wrong. If you watched any of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, you may have seen the American... 
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, ‘hire for attitude, train for skill’ doesn’t work anymore. As COO, we still sometimes fail to understand that a good attitude can’t overcome a lack of skills, and when you’re growing at 100% revenue... 
by Cameron Herold | Nov 6, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Mentoring, Productivity
What books should I be reading? 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 them... 
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... 
by Cameron Herold | Jan 24, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, Communication, COO, Culture, Focus, Mentoring, People, Performance, Productivity
What Would Grandma Do? Grandmothers are chock-full of wisdom. As a business coach and mentor, I suggest that when you’re thinking about how to conduct yourself as COO, remember the simplicity of grandma’s rules, and incorporate those in how you treat...
