Women on Business

APRIL 11, 2012

A new infographic shares some useful information and mental tricks that can improve both your efficiency and the quality of your work while reducing job stress. If Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg can leave work at 5:30 every day, then so can you! From: Best Masters Degrees.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Following are two classic examples how succession plans may lack realism: The head of engineering is a high performing leader who has the potential to be COO. If she had sales experience, she would be even more ready to be the COO so her development plan is written to include a job move to be head of sales.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

Let’s consider James, the COO of a mid-size production company that was impacted by the pandemic. Guiding Back to Efficiency. If you’re not focusing on the reality of the 3rd wave, then your attention is misdirected, as it is for numerous people. Case Study: Attention in Manufacturing.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

Linda’s intentions were noble—she was just acting out of efficiency. Soon, the company’s COO planned a meeting with Jeff and his team. The COO walked in. The COO broke the tension with one sentence: “I don’t care about the theft.” But the effect was harmful.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s hugely successful Lean In complements both by providing a clear example of a leader who demonstrates in action the managerial practices that both men advocate. Schein and Daniel H. Pink being the standouts. The first is our preference for telling rather than asking.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Does your company have a COO today? Does your COO have the best shot at becoming the next CEO? Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing. Of the 97 largest listed companies in the UK and the Eurozone in 2010, only 37 had a COO in their executive ranks.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

Technology has clearly paid a huge part in this, but the biggest driver of change in how organizations are run is the ceaseless quest for improvement; to manage more efficiently and effectively to better achieve business results. Improvements come from bright ideas. There is nothing quite so practical as a great idea.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Excerpted with permission from TEAMS UNLEASHED: how to Release the Power and Human Potential of Work Teams (Nicholas Brealey, 2019) by Phillip Sandahl, bestselling author of Co-Active Coaching and the CEO of Team Coaching International and Founding Partner, COO of TCI, Alexis Phillips. How to Coach Virtual Teams.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

. · Working with a financial service group that was facing the challenge of regulations changing the amount of fair-share revenue they could claim as their total profit. Organizational Development Work. Developing a leadership training program and increased trust in the competence of leadership.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Notice in the example I’ve provided below (which is organized by function) how the CEO has the COO promotion ready, and the COO has two possible candidates (both the CFO and the VP of Operations) and has chosen the VP of Operations. Development Plan.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Notice in the example I’ve provided below (which is organized by function) how the CEO has the COO promotion ready, and the COO has two possible candidates (both the CFO and the VP of Operations) and has chosen the VP of Operations.

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Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 78

CEO Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Have I permitted the habit of procrastination to decrease my efficiency, and if so, in what ways? How may I re-budget my time and change my habits so I will be more efficient during the coming year? Regardless of how great your leader (or CEO or COO) is, I find that the message is misinterpreted between the Execs and senior Managers.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

“When we work with C-suite executives and with senior teams in our organizational practice, we often hear concerns about the disconnections between the current organizational culture and the needed culture to implement the future-proof strategy,” our COO David Altman says.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

This was Sasha’s summary: Department Administrator – Efficiency Expert – Staff Manager - Crisis Handler. Meghna has been COO of a small market research company since she earned her MBA several years ago. Nor would it distinguish her from any other candidate. Wouldn’t you want her running your department?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

On the contrary, clarity about where the buck stops is one of the most critical enablers of efficient teamwork. Working with old hands before you forge a project of your own helps you pick up the routines, processes, and tools that make collaboration efficient. But collaboration is not consensus.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

It is also impossible to maintain consistency and efficiency when independent groups all pursue analytics in their own way. The CAO should be under an executive that naturally spans all of the business units that have analytical needs, such as the Chief Strategy Officer, the CFO, and the COO.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

It is also impossible to maintain consistency and efficiency when independent groups all pursue analytics in their own way. The CAO should be under an executive that naturally spans all of the business units that have analytical needs, such as the Chief Strategy Officer, the CFO, and the COO.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Marne Levine is the COO of Instagram (Facebook, Inc.). We designed a data center that was 38% more energy efficient and that cost 24% less to build than a traditional data center. Since then, we’ve continued to lead the way in terms of energy efficiency. Future Economy. Mission-Driven Sustainability.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

one morning last December, an email from our COO arrived in our inboxes. To create the one map that impressed our COO, we failed at least 10 times. So you''ve got to move from many possible versions to the right one in an efficient way. At 4:26 a.m. Literally can''t sleep — thinking about [your data presentation]."

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2018

Our 2017 survey of 170 top Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Retail CEOs, COOs, and CFOs revealed a conscious shift away from traditional mass production and mass marketing practices toward more personalized approaches. We call this “building brand friction in a frictionless world.” ” Are brands adapting to this new reality?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

That’s why, after years of operating without support staff (it’s been just me and my COO), I’ve recently hired a 24-year-old, Morgan, and given him the title of Director of Execution and Evolution. You Can Learn and Get Work Done at the Same Time. Liane Davey. 4 Ways to Become a Better Learner. Monique Valcour.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

Daisuke Kan, the 30-year-old COO of a beverages company, Cheerio Corporation, was desperate to send free cans of an energy drink, Life Guard, to places where people lacked water and food.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

That’s because when a new leader takes hold, changes aren’t just about efficiency or revenue; they are also about people’s feelings of vulnerability and uncertainty about what the changes will mean for them. But rushing toward early wins, even in areas that seem uncontroversial, can be unexpectedly hazardous.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 21, 2012

We loved that expression when we first heard it from Jim Barksdale, then the COO of FedEx. Without it, it's not possible to align the four elements that produce organizational efficiency and effectiveness: strategy, people, customers, and processes. The main thing is to keep the Main Thing the main thing!" Do your people understand it?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

Corporate executives should be asking themselves: how can public and private organizations work together most efficiently; how should a productive relationship develop between the two sides on key cybersecurity issues; and how can threats be addressed while protecting intellectual property and individual rights to privacy?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

As a result, my third rule is that you need to be able to tell your side of the story most efficiently and most eloquently through the media or someone else will do it for you. I like to tell my students and clients that communication is like a communicable disease. Communicating early and often, however, is easier said than done.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2016

Other issues with meetings over the summer include lack of energy among participants, being away from your team and missing out on key issues, and also the need to sustain efficiency so that your time is best spent recharging and thinking of new ideas. Does everyone have meetings on their mind this summer? Consider a Retreat. Be on Time.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

The committee would insist that he first try making his crews more efficient. And after several fruitless meetings with the COO, the HR chief, and industry consultants, he’d decided that he needed to investigate the issue himself. Mayuka Mori, the COO, jumped in. That’s why he now wore an RSA Ground uniform.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

Some CIOs become CIO-Plus-COO or CIO-Plus-Head of Shared Services. It''s OK to experiment with new businesses and tools, but experimentation must be coupled with building scalable, efficient capabilities. Others gain new responsibilities in strategy, M&A integration, or innovation. Still others move on to business roles including CEO.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Or it could be indirectly, as Opower does in giving people benchmarking data on energy usage to foster conservation and efficiency. This could be directly, as Sephora does with its online communities using beauty tips as currencies.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As the boss, your goal is to have all your employees operating at their peak level of energy, efficiency, and motivation—which can be a challenge when it comes to leading a team comprised of introverts and extroverts. How do you manage these vastly different personalities and work preferences?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2015

All organizations need an “effective, efficient, and standardized process” for handling layoffs “and everyone — managers and potential managers — should be trained in how to do it,” according to Stybel. He called a meeting with Michael and his COO. Seek training. Ted knew he needed to act decisively.

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