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Greg Gaskey Named StrategyDriven Enterprises Chief Operations Officer

Strategy Driven

To help utility leaders meet these challenges while improving operational safety and reliability, StrategyDriven Enterprises LLC announces the election of Greg Gaskey as the firm’s new Chief Operations Officer. While there, he oversaw multi-$100+ million nuclear and non-nuclear lifecycle maintenance projects for the U.S.

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Courageous Questions: How to Make It Easier to Get Better Insights

Let's Grow Leaders

Humility is at the heart of the question that Don Yager, Chief Operating Officer of Mural Corporation, consistently asks his frontline team: “What are our policies that suck?” They ask a good question, but they weren’t prepared to hear feedback that made them uncomfortable or challenged their pet project.

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Can better management and leadership nurse the NHS back to health?

Chartered Management Institute

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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Bigger is Not Always Better When Selecting a Search Firm to Partner With

N2Growth Blog

When engaging with a boutique firm, you are more likely to deal directly with the person or team leading your project. Vukelic notes that boutique firms create team structures to work on projects, and their “top-to-bottom” approach offers the client extraordinary attention to detail. Boutique Search Firms Offer a Personalized Approach.

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Managing Your Warrior Spirit when Working at Home

Strategy Driven

I lost my job as a chief operations officer because, as I said earlier, I was seen as tactless and overly direct. For example, I was raised in a New York City housing project that was built for World War II veterans. I know this because I’ve been in your shoes. My family was loud, even by New York standards.

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Revitalizing Strategic Planning: Workshop

Mike Cardus

When your Organization does not effectively plan typical results are; Project(s) Comes in Over Budget – Because of inadequate planning and now everyone is scrambling, and creating emergencies in other departments and with vendors. If the project gets completed The Quality and Results SUCK! – Elliott Jaques.

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Julie Greenwald (Atlantic Records Group) in “The Corner Office”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Julie Greenwald, chairwoman and chief operating officer of the Atlantic Records Group.