Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

political system, the business world has no rules requiring that every leader have a backup, or that every corporate chief executive has a chief operating officer. Sheryl Sandberg, who became COO, brought management savvy and government relations experience, both essential to an expanding high-profile company.

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COO Wireless Ryan Chief Operating Officer 19

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

Unhappy critics may well look askance at Barack Obama's performance as Commander-in-Chief. As campaigner-in-chief, however, this President is demonstrably without peer. His "Obama for America" fundraising , analytics and "get out the vote" operation was a masterpiece of agile electoral innovation and entrepreneurship.

Marketing 11

Marketing Chief Technology Officer Case Study Critical Success Factor 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

Trade secrets, confidential business plans, and operational security depend on it. But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. But security?

Company 10

Company Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

While technology can certainly improve operational performance, the idea that it can replace a sound strategy is a dangerous delusion. Managing for Metrics Rather than Mission. The truth is that Tronc is managing for metrics rather than for mission. As a marketing ploy the move clearly failed. The Downside of Data.

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Audience Chief Technology Officer Media Video 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

When demands arise in an industrial environment, managers and engineers must interrupt the automation to update the processes that make the machines go. Tim Guertiens, chief technology officer of MX3D, explains that his company’s bridge began on both sides of the canal and is being printed toward the middle (to be completed in 2017).

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Process Automotive Chief Technology Officer Supply Chain 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2014

The redder the location, the more frequently it was trafficked: For chief technology officer Joe Lezon, the results were both helpful and surprising. ” Lezon, along with Alex and Ani’s head of merchandising and head of sales operations, used the data to inform product placement. .

Retail 15

Retail Chief Technology Officer Technology Merchandising 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

They didn’t exert heavy control in the negotiation stage, and afterward, when strategic, operational, or cultural mismatches between big and small arose, they left it to the innovation teams to solve them — a fix-it-as-you-go mentality. Only 14% of the companies we studied were in the active management category.

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Innovation Chief Technology Officer CEO Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The following steps can be used to successfully manage the transition to new leadership: Determine the strategy for the startup and identify CEO candidates’ experience executing a similar strategy. As the company grows, its management skills need to evolve. Break away from the past. Insight Center. Sponsored by Northern Trust.

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CEO Tacit Knowledge Chief Technology Officer How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

The company, founded in 1996 by an engineer from Xerox’s legendary Palo Alto Research Center , Pradeep Sindhu (who remains its chief technology officer and vice chairman), was one of the highest flyers of the fin de siècle tech stock boom. But lately it’s been looking a lot like a mature substantial, profitable company.

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Hedge Chief Technology Officer Maturity IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2016

Many people are stunned to learn that I didn’t meet my chief technology officer in person until 2014 — three years after he started working for me. Hiring key employees you’ve never met face-to-face may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.

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Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Document Video 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

How should you establish a positive, productive working relationship with your new manager? “Recognize that people do draw some impressions about you pretty quickly,” says Karen Dillon, coauthor of Competing Against Luck and the HBR Guide to Office Politics. . How do you get to know them without seeming like a kiss-up?

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How To Chief Technology Officer Case Study Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

Ten days after her husband died unexpectedly while on vacation in Mexico, Sheryl Sandberg returned to work as chief operating officer at Facebook. My manager suggested I take a staff role for a while to create a less busy schedule. And I’ve always tried to exceed my manager’s expectations.

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Chief Technology Officer Travel Chief Operating Officer Long-term 8