Ep #181: The Day-to-Day of a COO - The Career of XYPN's COO Raul Dominguez

December 05, 2018

EP 181 Raul Dominguez

Today I’m excited to have XYPN’s Chief Operating Officer, Raul Dominguez, on the show! After spending the first part of his career as a Navy helicopter pilot, Raul decided to transition to civilian life and ultimately joined our team back in 2015. He joins this episode to share what his day-to-day looks like as COO and offers insight into what operations-focused team members do—and why they are so valuable.

We talk in depth about the concept of the visionary and integrator roles that we’ve been exploring lately on the podcast, and we discuss helpful tools for clarifying roles and responsibilities, goal setting, and developing staff. Whether you’re an entrepreneur thinking about hiring an operations manager or someone who wants to be on the operations side of things, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

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What You'll Learn from This Episode:

Why Raul’s initial career plans changed.
The reason he decided to transition into financial planning.
What attracted him to the COO position at XYPN.
The two key roles within any company.
How Raul defines the integrator role.
The gift and curse of being a visionary.
Raul's tasks and responsibilities as COO.
How he manages his time on a day-to-day basis.
His advice for hiring staff.
How to go about delegating tasks.
What RACI charts are and why they’re so useful.
Common reasons new hires fail.
Resources for developing staff.
Tips for entrepreneurs looking to grow their companies.
What Raul would go back and tell his younger self.

Featured on the Show:

Raul Dominguez: LinkedIn | Twitter
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RACI Charts

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