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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Shares 3 Big Tips to Build a Business

Women on Business

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has played a part in growing two of the biggest brands and businesses in the world — Google and Facebook. Recently, she sat down with Michal Lev-Ram of Fortune to discuss business growth. During the discussion, Sheryl shared her three tips to build a business : 1.

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5 Most Important Leadership Competencies for Function Leaders

Center for Creative Leadership

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions.

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What’s That Musky Smell?

The Practical Leader

” CNN wrote, “SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell described the ‘No A **e’ policy in a commencement address last year, saying, ‘These kinds of people — a s — interrupt others; they shut down or co-opt conversation; and they create a hostile environment where no one wants to contribute.

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Ditch ‘Change Fatigue’ and Embrace Continual Evolution

Center for Creative Leadership

David Altman, our COO, argues for giving leaders and employees a short, sharp shock: In effect, “If you think change is constant now, then you ain’t seen nothing yet.”. It’s also not just about hiring more good engineers.”. Engineers are trained to identify problems and come up with a solution; they are steeped in LEAN and Six Sigma.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

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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Creating More Fun Working Conditions

Strategy Driven

COO Eric Spencer agrees. About once a month, employees at TechniGraphics, the engineering data company headquartered in Wooster, Massachusetts, completely empty the building during lunch time. CSO Ruby Vesely, who has been known to dress up in a KISS rock band costume, considers the whole team as personal friends. “I

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4 Tips for Efficient Succession Planning

Marshall Goldsmith

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. She has always been in an engineering role. However, this company would never take the risk of putting someone without sales experience in the top sales job.

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