COO Archives - Page 17 of 18

Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill

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, â€˜hire for attitude, train for skillâ€™ doesnâ€™t work anymore. As COO, we still sometimes fail to understand that a good attitude canâ€™t overcome a lack of skills, and when youâ€™re growing at 100% revenue growth a year,...

My Favorite Business Books for Entrepreneurs

by Cameron Herold | Nov 6, 2017 | 2nd in Command, Business, Coaching, COO, Mentoring, Productivity

What books should I be reading?Â 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...

Mind Blowing Door Openers

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...

Which Chief Operations Officer Should Be On Your Bus?

by Cameron Herold | Feb 23, 2017 | Good To Great, Jim Collins, Team Building

Which Chief Operations Officer should be on your bus? In Jim Collins’ book Good to Great, he describes the process of hiring as getting the right people “on the bus,” the wrong people “off the bus,” and “everybody in the right...

Recruiting Lessons I Learned From Duck Hunting

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...