Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 4, 2023

Deputy chief operating officer Rachael Birks CMgr FCMI gets involved and calls a swift impromptu meeting to find a suitable bed within her orbit at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. On arrival, I'm greeted warmly by genial chief operating officer Ben Richards CMgr FCMI.

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Chief Operating Officer Management Leadership Crisis Management 98

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Bob Smith (not his real name), source of the quote and Chief Operating Officer at Otis Elevator, knows that elevators tend to remain well under the radar screen until they break. The case illustrates how information technology, innovatively, insightfully and courageously deployed, can change the structure of an industry.

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Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets. This setup fosters focus on high-yield projects, actionable analytics, and speed of execution.

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Company Chief Operating Officer Incentives Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Initiate whatever needed to ensure projects’ success. Meghna has been COO of a small market research company since she earned her MBA several years ago. In her summary section, she highlighted accomplishments that show she can grow startups and alleviate their common pain points: Chief Operating Officer.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I bet many readers have had a project shut down or seriously altered because of corporate fears of cannibalization — the idea that a lower prices product might eat away at the market of a higher priced one. As Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook noted in Apple's recent analyst call, there did appear to be some of that going on.

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Chief Operating Officer Price Comparison Marketing 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Aside from the type of work they’re doing – freelancers choosing projects they care about, for example — the people we surveyed reported finding meaning in the fact that they could bring their whole selves to work. ” Spending time away from the office at a coworking space can also spark new ideas.

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Chief Operating Officer Survey Learning-by-Doing Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Soon, the list of topics grows more serious, and turns to work: My plate is completely full, but my boss just asked me to start a new project. The Big Four are: The Chief Executive Officer: your inner Dreamer. The Chief Financial Officer: your inner Thinker. The Chief Operating Officer: your inner Warrior.

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Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer Learning-by-Doing 8