Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

He has 20+ years of experience in corporate and government leadership, including positions as COO of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, strategy consultant with Bain & Company, and marketing executive with Capital One. He holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School.

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions.

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Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

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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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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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2019

Christopher Grey is the co-founder and COO of CapLinked , and enterprise software company offering an information control and risk mitigation platform for the sharing of confidential or sensitive documents and communications outside of the enterprise.

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Self-aware Entrepreneur COO Banking 57

Strategy Driven

JULY 10, 2019

Christopher Grey is the co-founder and COO of CapLinked , an enterprise software company offering an information control and risk mitigation platform for the sharing of confidential or sensitive documents and communications outside of the enterprise.

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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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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Stuart Oliver: Entrepreneur, Interim CIO, Technology COO, Strategist, » Blog Archive » To blog or not to blog [.] Mike Myatt from N2Growth has this interesting blog entitled “To blog or not to blog“ [.] link] Swiecki’s Blog » Tech-blog Carnival Edition 2 [.]

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Meghna has been COO of a small market research company since she earned her MBA several years ago. She’s done just about everything a COO can to grow a company and is now eager to apply that expertise to startups in a different industry — wind power or alternative transportation, such as bike sharing.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2017

Since its founding just eight years ago, Uber has become one of the best-known brands in the world, has presence in over 80 countries, has market share reported at 77% in its core U.S. It was the pioneer in social networking, arguably one of the highest-potential markets ever.

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CEO IPO Energy COO 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Eastman Kodak is the textbook case for failing to prioritize an innovation agenda; business schools around the world study the ramifications of the company’s ill-fated decision to ignore the digital photography market until it was too late. The Future of Financial Services. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

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Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

But it does mean thinking about how, for example, the lower profits you’re accepting might be balanced out by opening up new markets. Sebastian Dupéré, the head of a Montreal-based steam cleaner company with sales in six countries, knew that his COO was one of his most valuable employees.

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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. Years ago, one group, often marketing, decided it needed analytics support and so that group hired some analytics professionals. That isn’t good. Over time, other groups did the same.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

Eventually, he approached his boss about moving to a role in a small emerging market – while it would mean managing less revenue and fewer people than his current job, he’d thrive on the dynamism of the startup opportunity. In these cases, rethinking the scope of their current role can be just as effective.

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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. increased by over $300,000.

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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. Years ago, one group, often marketing, decided it needed analytics support and so that group hired some analytics professionals. That isn’t good.

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Company COO Analysis CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

In more practical terms, the CEO of business operations managed operational integration discussions, which allowed the COO to focus on delivering excellent service for our client partners. A deal team is made up of professionals covering all aspects of the integration, including experts from business operations, legal, tech, and finance.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Instead, the last few years have seen a proliferation of C-suite titles that include a component of marketing. This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond.

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P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

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. Five years ago, "shadow IT" efforts were the dirty little secret of organizations.

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Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Sure enough, the company’s growth soon warranted yet another shift, and the board put COO Dick Costolo in the CEO role. The founder has to build a company capable of marketing and selling large volumes of the product and of providing customers with after-sales service. At that point, leaders face a different set of business challenges.

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Succession Leadership CEO COO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

I was so confident in her idea that I convinced my former university professor husband to act as COO for the start-up, and we invested not only encouragement, but cash. What I learned from this disastrous magazine venture is that we need to do a thorough SWOT analysis not only on the market opportunity, but also on our partners.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. Former SVP at Citi in both marketing and business development roles. Dorie Clark – Marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Yes, sir, I was worried about that, too — market saturation. And I think there's a market that you should consider: Mexico." 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. It's a good time for us and potentially a great market," he told Aubrey.

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