The Idolbuster

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Lobo went from from being a successful CEO to feeling “bruised and battered” as COO at a larger company. I understand the reaction – I had it myself when Harry was telling me the story, in part because it reminded me of times in my own career when I felt the same way. So my advice? You have the support of the board.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2016

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. If you display skepticism toward the candidate or hesitate, the reference will likely clam up out of loyalty, she says.

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Reference COO Learning-by-Doing Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

” Facebook is leading the way in offering generous bereavement leave , in the wake of COO Sheryl Sandberg’s losing her husband, but not all companies offer paid leave, so there are financial and career implications to consider. The experience “bred instant loyalty to the organization,” she adds.

Crisis 8

Crisis Case Study Brainstorming Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Managers tend to judge themselves on their ability to inspire loyalty in their team members and so the resignation of a star employee can feel like the ultimate insult. Jeff Francis, the COO of Copper Mobile, a Dallas-based mobile app development firm, says that poaching is “pretty common” in his business.

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