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 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 downhill skier Lindsey...
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....
by Cameron Herold | Apr 23, 2016 | Business, Coaching, Communication, Culture, Mentoring, People, Team Building
3 Things You Can Do to Engage Your Team and Save Money Now A CEO that I’ve had coached for two years has just done 100% revenue growth in a 24 month period, he then asked me: “What can I do to quickly engage my team around saving money now and do the same with...