Join Cameron Herold, the "CEO Whisperer" and founder of the COO Alliance, as he shares his insights on transforming team dynamics. He delves into the importance of redefining identity beyond professional titles, using a memorable penguin-themed event in Antarctica as an illustration. Cameron emphasizes people-first leadership, highlighting empathy and personal connections in driving team morale. He champions collaborative decision-making to eliminate tie-breakers, fostering a culture of open dialogue and genuine care within organizations.
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volunteer_activism ADVICE
Build Caring Unconscious Competence
Leaders must develop the skill and commitment to genuinely care about their people.
Practice respectful behaviors daily until caring naturally becomes unconscious competence.
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Son's Lesson on Empathy
Cameron's son gave money to a homeless man and later returned to give more after talking to him.
This illustrated a profound lesson in empathy and leadership for Cameron.
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Inject Fun Into Leadership
Leaders can create a fun, engaging environment by simple actions like humor or silliness.
Such behaviors boost workplace energy and make companies more enjoyable and productive.
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In Traction, Gino Wickman provides a systematic approach to achieving business success through the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). The book focuses on six key components: Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process, and Traction. It helps business leaders clarify their vision, align their leadership team, solve common business problems, and foster healthy communication and discipline within the organization. The EOS system is designed to help businesses overcome frustrations such as lack of control, people issues, insufficient profit, hitting the ceiling, and feeling stuck. The book offers practical tools, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to drive sustainable growth and improve business operations.
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Cameron Herold about evolving your team so that it doesn't need a "tie-breaker".
Cameron Herold has decades of experience in operations, scalability, company culture, and so much more. Cameron Herold, founder of the COO Alliance and the Invest In Your Leaders course, is known as the "CEO Whisperer" for helping top businesses like Sprint Telecom and a Middle Eastern monarchy double their profits and revenue within three years. Starting his entrepreneurial journey early, Cameron built two $100 million companies by age 35 and later drove 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s growth from $2 million to $106 million in revenue and from 14 to 3,100 employees in just six years. A captivating speaker, Cameron has spoken in 26 countries across all 7 continents, including Antarctica. He is the top-rated lecturer at EO/MIT's Entrepreneurial Masters Program. Rich Karlgaard of Forbes calls him "the best speaker I've ever heard...he hits grand slams." Cameron is also an accomplished author of six books, including Vivid Vision and the global bestseller Double Double, endorsed by Seth Godin. He’s a frequent podcast guest, appearing on shows like The Jordan Harbinger Show, Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod, BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast,, and hundreds more, as well as has been featured in CNN, Forbes, Inc., HuffPost.
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