Bringing in an external hire, if you are going external, is like an advanced chess move. You need to think three to four moves ahead. If I'm bringing somebody in for the outside, who's it going to piss off? What changes are they going to want to make? How can I get my team to adopt some of the changes? So there's a lot of things you have to socialize and get them to think about.
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What exactly is the role of Chief Operations Officer?
In episode #131, Cameron Herold explains the often misunderstood executive position of COO and why CEOs need one.
Cameron Herold is the founder of COO Alliance and Second In Command Podcast. He’s known to be The CEO Whisperer and engineered 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s growth from $2 Million to $106 Million in revenue, and 3100 employees in just six years. He's also the author of six books.
Cameron dives into hiring internally versus recruiting external COO candidates and the process for both. He also explains communicating and building relationships between CEOs and COOs and how to find the perfect balance.
Tune in to hear all about Cameron’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
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