Our job as leaders is to do the same with the CEO. We have to grow the CEO skills to be a better executive,

to be a better chief energizing officer, to be better at delegating, to be better at growing people.

Our job is to grow our employees so they can make decisions,

so they can make decisions align with core values, so they can make decisions to line with

core purpose within their budgets, and to have confidence in their decisions and to support them.

Welcome to the Second in Command Podcast, produced by the

C.O. Alliance and brought to you by its founder,

Cameron Herald.

In the Second in Command Podcast, we talked to top COOs who

share the insights, strategies, and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief.

And now, here's your host, Cameron Herald. world.

As CEOs, you're always delegating projects and tasks, and you likely also have the occasional conflicts with your COO.

In this episode, you're going to hear my thoughts about both.

Delegating is a key skill and I'll give you the secrets. And conflict, managing conflict, is similar.

There are simple models that you can use to diffuse any situation and come out stronger.

You can also just keep doing what you've been doing and being frustrated with it as well.

Or you can hear my secrets. You're going to love this episode.

You know, CEOs are by nature very creative. They're often wonderful

relationship-builder people, but they can have a hard time letting go. you're very creative, they're often wonderful relationship

builder people, but they can have a hard time letting go, right?

They've especially founder CEOs.

I work for a company with co-founders,

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