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Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Ep. 391 - BuildYourOrg Co-Founder & Integrator, Chris Beer

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Careers

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode of the Second in Command podcast features a conversation between Cameron and Chris Beer, co-founder and integrator at BuildYourOrg, an organization that helps teams build, scale and grow through acquisitions.

During the conversation, they explore the fascinating dynamics of organizational leadership and the crucial roles that visionaries and their counterparts play. You'll discover the intricate balance required between a company's driving force and the practical implementation of their ideas. 

Gain insights into how a complementary partnership can propel an organization towards greater efficiency and innovation, particularly focusing on the unique challenges and advantages this dual-leadership structure offers.

Chris also offers practical tips on recruiting the right talent and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability.

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In This Episode You'll Learn:

  • The four readiness factors - financial, psychological, lifestyle, and unique ability - that visionaries must consider before bringing on an integrator. (24:44)
  • The importance of emotional readiness and the role clarity needed to create a successful partnership between a visionary and an integrator. (26:22)
  • How tools like the Colby profiles can help in identifying the different strengths and work styles of visionaries and integrators, and how they can improve team dynamics. (27:02)
  • Strategies for establishing a strong working relationship between visionaries and integrators, including shared language and redirecting end runs. (28:36)
  • Practical tips on how visionaries can identify and recruit the right integrator for their company, emphasizing the need for role clarity and honest self-assessment. (40:11)
  • And much more...


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0:00.0

I'm Cameron Herald, the founder of the Second Command Podcast.

0:03.0

Really quick, before we jump into today's episode,

0:05.0

you need to know about two important ways that we can help you and your company grow.

0:09.0

Number one, check out the COO Alliance.

0:12.0

It's for C.O.

0:13.4

Presidents, BP Ops, or whoever is your company's second in command to the

0:17.2

CEO. The C.O. Alliance is the world's leading community for the

0:21.1

second in command command and it gives

0:22.8

COOs the tools and connections to grow themselves and the company.

0:27.2

Head over to C.O.Aliance.com to learn more about our members and the

0:30.8

results, the program, and our 10X guarantee. If you qualify for membership,

0:35.5

you can set up a complimentary call with our team to discuss if it's right for you. I'll tell you

0:40.0

about number two in a bit, but first, let's start this week's episode. It's very

0:44.3

simple to say on paper this is what you should be doing but you need either

0:48.1

accountability or need coaching to get the results that you want so we do have two

0:52.0

options that are more high touch. One is a done with you, one is a done for you. I've been a

0:58.0

client on both sides of these. So the done with you is an alignment session where you're just doing a dump of what do you have in place right now and who are the people in your team who can help extract what you need to get to. Welcome to the Second in Command Podcast,

1:20.0

produced by the COO Alliance

1:22.0

and brought to you by its founder Cameron Herald.

1:25.0

In the second in command podcast we talked to top COOs who share the insights,

1:30.0

strategies and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief.

1:34.4

And now here's your host, Cameron Harold.

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