by Cameron Herold | Apr 4, 2019 | Business, Hiring, People, Team Building
The hiring process can be long and difficult. But, you can save a lot of time and energy with a thoughtful recruitment strategy. So here are a few things you should consider before your next round of interviews. Determine Your Hiring Goals/Needs Be thoughtful about... 
by Cameron Herold | Jul 3, 2018 | 2nd in Command, Business, COO, Mentoring, Productivity, Team Building
In episode five of the Second in Command Podcast Cameron sat down with Joe Esparraguera, COO of Lifematters. Joe’s Background Joe first served in the U.S. Army after graduating from the University of Maryland at College Park. After his service, Joe began his... 
by Cameron Herold | Apr 23, 2018 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Culture, Good To Great, Hiring, Interviewing, People, Performance, Team Building
Several years ago, I was mentoring Jason Lew, one of my clients who lived in Boston and was growing chain of bilingual preschools called Pine Village Preschool. He needed to hire twelve new teachers by the end of August. In our discussion I asked these questions about... 
by Cameron Herold | Feb 5, 2018 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, Good To Great, Hiring, Interviewing, Mentoring, People, Performance, Team Building
If you’re contemplating the use of a search firm, chances are you are looking for top leaders to join your team. There are thousands of search firms to choose from and making the right choice depends on the criteria you use in your selection process. Here are a... 
by Cameron Herold | Jan 17, 2018 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Good To Great, Mentoring, People, Performance, Productivity, Team Building
A skip-level meeting is when a COO skips over one of their direct reports, like a VP of marketing, to meet with their marketing team. The reason for the skip level meeting is to gain insights from that team and be able to talk to them without the leader present. It is... 
by Cameron Herold | Jan 12, 2018 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Culture, Hiring, Interviewing, Mentoring, People, Performance, Team Building
What questions do you ask in interviews? “What’s your biggest fault?” “Tell me about a time you disagreed with a supervisor.” Please. With all due respect to the highly trained HR insiders out there, I think traditional, wishy-washy...
