by Bianca Barbieri | Jan 2, 2026 | COO, Team Building
At the early stages, it works. The CEO sells, hires, manages, decides, and fixes problems.Speed is high. Communication is direct. Nothing gets lost. But what helped the company survive early on becomes the very thing that limits its growth. When CEOs continue running...
by Bianca Barbieri | Dec 4, 2025 | Team Building
Every CEO says they want self-managing teams. But most companies still run on supervision, not leadership. Managers chase updates. Employees wait for direction. And the COO spends more time following up than scaling up. That’s not a culture problem — it’s a skills...
by Cameron Herold | Sep 22, 2022 | Culture, Productivity, Team Building
I still remember the scene. It was Las Vegas. I was here to meet someone who is a reader of my COO Alliance blogs. Let’s call him Mr.X. Mr. X came out with his 40-foot pearl white Limousine. Two of his bodyguards in black suits escorted him to the entrance of...
by Cameron Herold | Jan 20, 2022 | 2nd in Command, Business, Culture, Good To Great, Hiring, People, Performance, Team Building
Developing and communicating your company’s culture is a vital part of attracting and retaining new talent. You want to ensure that your company showcases its core cultural values as soon as a new employee starts their work there-or even sooner if possible-so...
by Cameron Herold | Jan 13, 2022 | Business, Culture, Hiring, People, Team Building
You just spent so much time searching for new employees and working through the hiring process, but now what? Now it’s time to welcome them! Remembering to give new employees a warm welcome is a great way to introduce new hires to your company culture as well as...
by Cameron Herold | Jan 6, 2022 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, Communication, COO, Culture, Customer Service, Good To Great, Mentoring, People, Performance, Productivity, Team Building
When it comes to really understanding customers and employees, and understanding how much they like a company, most people are just guessing. They don’t have any real data and if they do, it’s often misleading. That’s why there is only one surefire...