One of the strengths of my bipolar is that my manic edge that I'm often on allows me to

recruit people and sell people on ideas and raise money and sell to the public and the press.

If you're very operational, you often don't have that manic edge which is tough to then lead on that entrepreneurial side.

And the other one is just the DNA makeup of are you okay with mortgaging your house and putting everything on the line and not buying a paycheck for six months.

That's tough to be entrepreneurial too.

If someone has really gone out and started their own company already, it's probably tougher. Welcome to the Second in Command Podcast, produced by the COO Alliance and brought to

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, that made him the chief behind the chief.

And now here's your host, Cameron Harold.

Today we have a special treat for you.

I'm joined by Amy Brusk, the brilliant host of the

powered by Instinct Podcast. In our conversation, we dive deep into the Colby Strengths

assessment and I'll share how this tool completely shifted my perspective on

approaching the diversity of strengths in the work environment.

Amy and I also explore the nuances of company culture, the dynamics of leadership,

and I'll recount a breakthrough moment that was a real eye-opener for me.

It was when I realized just how significantly not understanding the instinctive strengths of others was affecting my ability to collaborate effectively

with them. In this episode, you'll learn. The transformative collaborate effectively

the transformative power of comparing yourself to others and how this comparison can be a force for good

the critical information that CEOs absolutely need to know about their people to lead effectively, the stark differences

between an entrepreneurial company and an established more corporate entity, and some invaluable advice

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