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Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Ep. 408 - DataBank COO, Joe Minarik

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Careers

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode of the Second in Command podcast, Cameron is joined by Joe Minarik, Chief Operating Officer for DataBank, a provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services.

During the conversation, Cameron and Joe dive into the challenges and rewards of transitioning into a new leadership role within a different organizational culture. He highlights how listening and relationship-building are key to earning the trust and respect of team members, especially when managing expectations and setting priorities in an evolving business environment.

You'll discover the importance of coaching and developing people within an organization. With an emphasis on talent growth and empowerment, Joe explains how the success of a business relies heavily on cultivating the strengths of its team, rather than simply focusing on technical tasks or immediate business needs.

This episode offers valuable advice from Joe's years of experience, emphasizing the power of patience, learning from those on the front lines, and focusing on problem-solving as a way to fuel personal and professional growth.

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In This Episode You'll Learn:

  • Why many employees leave high-paying jobs at hyperscalers to return to smaller companies with a better culture and more fulfilling work. (9:16)
  • The technical aspects of data centers, including latency, connectivity, and the importance of being close to population zones. (13:05)
  • Joe's background in system administration and network engineering, and how he transitioned from technical roles to management and business leadership. (19:33)
  • The difficulties of meeting people virtually and the importance of face-to-face interactions in building trust and understanding. (23:53)
  • And much more...



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0:00.0

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

0:03.0

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0:05.0

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0:22.8

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0:27.2

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0:30.8

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0:34.3

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0:38.4

right for you.

0:39.4

I'll tell you about number two in a bit, but first let's start this week's episode.

0:44.2

One of the things I learned at Amazon that kind of drove home is being data driven and

0:49.9

really figuring out and learning things from data,

0:54.2

from data points.

0:55.4

And so I would start asking the teams,

0:57.5

well, show me this, show me this data,

1:00.7

help me understand this piece of data

1:02.3

and find out the teams didn't have that.

1:04.0

Okay, well, can you go get it?

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