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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COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 13

Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year). One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g.,

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Press Release Discount PR Directory 113

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Most companies can claim an element of success in some aspect of CRM proficiency such as sales force automation, database marketing, development of a knowledgebase, etc., CEOs/COOs are looking at the wrong data…they look for trends while or after they happen, not searching for clues before they happen.

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Blog CRM Management Brand 304

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

A new study by The Bridgespan Group, based on a survey of more than 400 nonprofit C-suite executives and dozens of interviews, surfaced this surprising finding and discussed how to address this leadership development deficit. Education crowdfunder DonorsChoose.org, which finances classroom-based projects, is a good model of success.

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Development Mentor COO CFO 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Stuart Oliver: Entrepreneur, Interim CIO, Technology COO, Strategist, » Blog Archive » To blog or not to blog [.] link] Swiecki’s Blog » Tech-blog Carnival Edition 2 [.]

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. HR and talent development roles with General Motors Australia. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. ” Similarly, Sempra CEO Debra L.

Execution 11

Execution P&L CEO COO 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

CEO/COO teams or "Office of the President" arrangements can offer great strengths, but may also introduce some sizeable risks, as Stephen A. Instead, seeing the potential in the product and commitment of employees, we came up with financing to buy out the investor and keep the company operating. Miles and Michael D. Watkins conclude.

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Team Leadership COO Software 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

In the traditional view of executive coaching, an executive, with her boss’s participation , takes personality assessments, receives 360-degree feedback , and creates and implements a development plan designed to address performance gaps, optimize her contribution, and prepare her for new responsibilities.

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360-Degree Feedback Execution Real Estate Executive Coaching 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

Either you couldn''t develop an insider, or the external environment has shifted enough that you need someone who can come in and really drive transformational change. Insiders are much more likely to replace the COO, for instance, while outsiders are more likely to replace the CFO. It could be. But why do you hire an outsider?

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CEO CFO COO Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Departments can automate a business process in the time it would take to enter IT's development pipeline.

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Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

When I do get a name, it often differs depending on who I asked—a marketing executive points to one person, while finance identifies someone else. 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. That isn’t good.

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Company COO Information Technology CFO 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

That fits Jack Dorsey, who became Twitter’s first CEO after playing the role of lead engineer as the product was being developed within co-founder Evan Williams’ previous company Odeo. Sure enough, the company’s growth soon warranted yet another shift, and the board put COO Dick Costolo in the CEO role. Sound like anyone you know?

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Succession Leadership CEO COO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

” When I do get a name, it often differs depending on who I asked—a marketing executive points to one person, while finance identifies someone else. 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.

Company 8

Company COO CFO Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

This career advice from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg makes good sense based on research. Just as lack of consensus around finances can doom a marriage, lack of support from one''s spouse can effectively sink a career. Here are four strategies for developing and maintaining an effective dual-career partnership.

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Career COO Conference Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

That means churning through data to find insights that others haven’t seen and then developing the organizational capability to act on them faster and better to drive above-market growth. That approach to linked metrics served as the basis for developing employee incentives, such as bonuses.

P&L 13

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

So, how can you develop this muscle? Their VP of Finance kept warning them not to spend in a few key ways. “He cautioned us about our growth, but we never really listened,” says Cameron, who was the COO at the time. These are important traits, but it’s equally important for managers to stand down and listen up.

How To 8

How To Case Study Charan Information 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Stan had led a successful expansion into Canada in the 1990s when he was the COO, and Coe's had over 100 stores there now. His business development team had gotten some good market data about the border cities — Matamoros, Ciudad Juárez — and some leads on potential partners. "We've been considering Mexico, and Europe."

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Case Study Marketing Real Estate Retail 10