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.

COO 14

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 14

Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2019

Implementation is different to theory and ideas, so you need to be able to bring operational performance and many other skills to the table. According to some experts, new college graduates often make five brutal mistakes as they try to navigate their own potential new enterprise.

Self-aware 57

Self-aware Entrepreneur COO Banking 57

HR Digest

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Vincent Chee: I am working with our COO Roni Gross and Director Naomi Hung to determine Bevel’s timeline within 6-months, 1 year and 2 years. Vincent Chee: There is a niche intersection between cutting-edge technology/finance and strategic communications.

Diversity 52

Diversity PR Long-term Short-term 52

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.

Team 18

Team Leadership COO Software 18

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

She distilled the notes about her many accomplishments into an overview of the 10 years in her current role: Keep University’s School of Design (eight graduate programs) running flawlessly for Director, other staff, faculty, and students — during routine operations and emergencies. Equally adept at managing people and operations.

COO 15

COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 15

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. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

Supply Chain 16

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

Certainly we know that heads of finance and HR tend to move around a lot more because the skills are very transferrable, and in fact it looks better for an HR executive or CFO to show a breadth of industry. Insiders are much more likely to replace the COO, for instance, while outsiders are more likely to replace the CFO.

CEO 14

CEO CFO COO Industry 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

I just took my company through an acquisition and found that even the smallest operational change can have a significant negative impact on both employees and customers. Maintaining quality customer experience, we found, requires a mix of expert individuals and operational processes. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

Operations 13

Operations Brand Ryan COO 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

It’s far from the only case of a failure to embrace a more digital approach; the larger shift to digital is changing the way every industry operates. The current innovation model in the finance sector is designed to generate the highest possible short-term returns. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

Industry 15

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

A 2012 industry survey asked top hospital leaders (CEOs, COOs, and others) what was necessary to improve the patient experience. Two, leadership rounds are an important means of exposing non-medical leaders in finance, operations, and other areas of the hospitals to the front lines of patient care. Customers Health Operations'

Health Care 13

Health Care COO Operations Storytelling 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

That founder himself booted from the CEO role later on by VCs, only to watch the company’s initial CEO return to the day-to-day operations alongside yet another chief executive, who joined well after the founding. Sure enough, the company’s growth soon warranted yet another shift, and the board put COO Dick Costolo in the CEO role.

Succession 9

Succession Leadership CEO COO 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Talk about how complex marketing has become is very much in vogue, but there’s much less discussion about the operational (and diplomatic) muscle CMOs need in order to get things done. With so many parts of the organization needing to come together to deliver on a customer journey, the CMO has to operate as the “glue” across the organization.

P&L 14

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

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. ” When the COO walked, it was a wake-up call. . ” When the COO walked, it was a wake-up call. “We were surprised,” Spector said.

COO 8

COO How To Long-term Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Education crowdfunder DonorsChoose.org, which finances classroom-based projects, is a good model of success. For example, Cesar Bocanegra started as VP for operations, then asked to take on human resources as well. He was promoted to COO within two years. Fischer had Li practice leading budget meetings and provided feedback.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

That’s why, after years of operating without support staff (it’s been just me and my COO), I’ve recently hired a 24-year-old, Morgan, and given him the title of Director of Execution and Evolution. And I’m teaching him what it takes to build and run a business — from finances to operations to projections.

CEO 8

CEO Learning-by-Doing COO Trends 8

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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Blog Content Media Brand 345

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

California has such a program , financed through the state’s disability insurance program. Businesses report that the law had minimal impact on operations and either a positive effect or no noticeable effect on productivity and profits. Small businesses were even less likely than larger companies to report any problems. .

Policies 8

Policies COO PR Bottom-up 8

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. Former Operating Partner at Blackstone, Chief Human Resources Officer for Unilever. Paul Hill – Former Director of Mission Operations NASA. Former CEOs / Advisors.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Banking Magazine 70

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. The magazine got off to a great start: it was written up in the New York Times , circulation after a few months reached 100,000. My husband and I lost a painful lot of money.

Due Diligence 15

Due Diligence Magazine SWOT Christensen 15