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,... 
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,... 
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... 
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... 
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...
