by Cameron Herold | Dec 18, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Culture, Good To Great, Mentoring, People, Performance, Productivity, Team Building
The quality of relationships between the employer and employees, and among the employees themselves, has a lot of impact on employee morale and how well they deliver. Companies thrive on teamwork and innovativeness. And both are impacted by the value of relationships...
by Cameron Herold | Dec 1, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Culture, Hiring, Interviewing, Mentoring, People, Team Building
I’m about to give you one of the greatest interview questions you can ever ask. With one simple query, you can glean insight into the candidate’s personality, values, tastes, background, decision-making ability, and so much more. Almost instantly, you’ll strip...
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, “they just...
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 growth a year,...
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...
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 people....