Ep. 601 - Your First Team

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief by Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Aug 4, 202616:23Business

What if the most important team you lead is not the one you actually run? In this solo episode, Cameron Herold tells the story of coaching a 400-person company that had become the best place to work in its state, then wa...

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