14 Lessons on Being a Second-In-Command Leader

They are known by many names – back-up, deputy, proxy, replacement, substitute, associate, understudy, Vice President, Vice Chair, or person in-waiting. For our purposes, we will call this individual the Second-In-Command. On my first day with INJOY Stewardship Solutions, then-president Dave Sutherland told me, “My job is to make (owner) John Maxwell’s vision a reality.” […]