Cameron Herold

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Cameron Herold is known for COO leadership frameworks, meeting discipline, and practical operating systems that help growing companies scale with more clarity and execution rigor.

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Resilience & grit

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The five stages of the entrepreneurial transition curve

Cameron Herold July 22, 2024


Resilience & grit 10
Identity & self-belief 7
  • Bipolar disorder traits match 85–90% of entrepreneurs — it's called the CEO disease
  • Crisis of meaning: the stage where founders silently hit rock bottom
  • You can't think or work your way out — external support is the only path through

Vision & mission

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How to write a vivid vision that aligns your entire company

Cameron Herold July 20, 2024


Vision & mission 9
Culture building 6
  • A mission statement aligns no one — a vivid vision does
  • Write your company three years out, in present tense, in detail
  • Persistence past mockery is what triggers organisation-wide buy-in

Management

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Starbucks' simplified situational leadership model for managers

Cameron Herold July 15, 2024


Management 9
Delegation 5
  • Why the same person needs different leadership on different tasks
  • A 15-minute model that replaces days of situational leadership training
  • Praising a high-performer feels patronising — here's when to stop

Management

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Employee happiness is the most important metric in your business

Cameron Herold July 13, 2024


Management 9
Outsourcing & delegation 7
Funnels 5
  • eNPS beats revenue as the metric that actually scales a company.
  • Two-question employee survey twice a year — then act on it.
  • Activity inventory: delegate everything below 25% of your hourly rate.

Vision & mission

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Replace your mission statement with a vivid vision document

Cameron Herold July 8, 2024


Vision & mission 9
Communication 7
  • Mission statements are committee word-salad that align no one
  • Write a detailed 3-year future description of your entire company
  • A vivid vision repels the wrong people and magnetises the right ones

Communication

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Five simple rules for running effective meetings

Cameron Herold July 6, 2024


Communication 9
Processes & SOPs 6
  • Meetings don't suck — we've just never been trained to run them.
  • No agenda, no attenda: structure every meeting with purpose and time limits.
  • Written messages strip intonation — meetings exist to kill miscommunication.

SEO

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The two skills every COO and leader must develop now

Cameron Herold June 29, 2024


SEO 9
AI tools & automation 5
  • Empathy is the most underrated leadership skill in a remote-work world
  • Every adult still carries the emotional needs of their teenage self
  • A four-step conflict model: when you, I feel, I need, how do you feel

Vision & mission

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Why your vision statement fails and how to replace it

Cameron Herold June 24, 2024


Vision & mission 9
Communication 6
  • One-sentence vision statements leave employees unable to read your mind
  • A 4–5 page Vivid Vision describes your company three years into the future
  • The right vision repels misaligned people and can attract $255M in investment

Hiring & recruitment

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Low-cost strategies to scale a service business: hiring, margins, and growth

Cameron Herold June 22, 2024


Hiring & recruitment 9
Unit economics 8
Business models 7
  • Pay at the 85th percentile or keep losing candidates to competitors
  • Bill every minute of labour — insurance companies only pay what you itemise
  • Acquire 60-year-old competitors with no money down instead of greenfielding

Management

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Empathy as the essential leadership skill in the AI era

Cameron Herold June 17, 2024


Management 9
Identity & self-belief 6
  • AI commoditises technical skills; human connection is now the edge
  • Leaders who treat employees as full humans get extraordinary effort
  • A four-step conflict model: when, feel, need, how do you feel

Hiring & recruitment

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Hiring, mentoring, and growing leaders ahead of the curve

Cameron Herold June 15, 2024


Hiring & recruitment 9
Management 8
Outsourcing & delegation 6
  • Hire for growth mindset — don't try to convert people who lack it.
  • Find mentors by writing exactly what you need and who you want.
  • Ignoring your finance lead nearly bankrupted a $100M company.

Management

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How to retain employees by building a culture of skill development

Cameron Herold June 10, 2024


Management 9
Hiring & recruitment 6
Processes & SOPs 5
  • Gen Y and Gen Z quit within two years if you don't grow them
  • Train managers in 12 leadership skills — not just functional job tasks
  • Tie promotions and pay rises to certified skill completion

Hiring & recruitment

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Hiring the right COO: types, fit, and how to make the partnership work

Cameron Herold June 8, 2024


Hiring & recruitment 9
Management 7
Outsourcing & delegation 6
  • Wrong COO fit costs 15 times their annual salary in opportunity loss
  • Seven distinct COO types — most founders hire without knowing which they need
  • New senior hires should observe for 30 days before making any decisions

Management

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What really makes entrepreneurs stand out from the crowd

Cameron Herold June 3, 2024


Management 8
Delegation 7
PR & media 6
  • Most people lack the DNA to be an entrepreneur — stop pretending otherwise.
  • Your second-in-command is the biggest leverage point in your company.
  • Situational leadership beats uniform management every time.

Branding

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Why quality beats bestseller status for author-founders

Cameron Herold June 1, 2024


Branding 8
Pitching investors 5
  • Bestseller rankings cost money and no one actually cares.
  • 1,000 gifted books can generate $110K+ in annual revenue.
  • A ghostwriting service cut book production to 13 hours total.

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