N2Growth Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Her expertise spans customer-centric innovation, operational leadership, and leadership development in global organizations. Virginie Hello COO and Venture Builder Virginie Hello is an entrepreneurial leader specializing in venture building, leadership strategy, and business transformation.

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General Leadership

JULY 22, 2014

Senior Curator and GeneralLeadership.com COO, Col Matthew T. Matthew discusses how operating inside your opponents OODA loop—outmaneuvering, reacting quickly to their attempts to outmaneuver you, and confusing their attempts to adjust to your OODA loop—can be your key to success in many venues.… … Read the rest.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Their strengths include: Organizational Skills: Designing efficient workflows and operational frameworks. Real-Life Example: Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Facebook, demonstrates the Administrator style. This balance ensures that innovation does not disrupt existing operations and that new initiatives are executed effectively.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

29 and the chief operating officer (COO) meets with the production manager about a major shipment of product to a customer. The COO tells the production manager to ship the product within the next two days to ensure it is counted as revenue in the current year. Can I ethically defend my decision to go along with the COO?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Step 4: Operations alignment. If we observe an organization in the transformation process as an airplane flight: The CEO is the pilot, COO/CFO & other executives are co-pilots, and the Chief Transformation Officer is the air traffic control in charge of the safe, orderly, and expeditious flight. Step 2: Culture alignment.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 21, 2011

Robert Herbold, former COO of Microsoft, says that lack of courage is what destroys companies. I think we are seeing too much of this core issue and what we end up with is operational complexity and lack of innovation and forward momentum. In example after example, what is holding companies back is consistent, courageous leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A radiotelephone operator (RTO) carried the 20-pound radio and talked on the field commander’s behalf—the reason: enemy snipers looked for signs to identify the leader as their first target. She was the COO of a large company; this was their leadership conference. Southwest’s success is legendary. Be Boldly Genuine.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The C-Suite Executives Role in Business Strategy The C-Suite executive team comprises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), and other high-ranking ‘chief’ executives.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 5, 2021

His wide-ranging experience—as a Navy SEAL, a White House Fellow, Chief of Staff and COO at Bridgewater Associates, and Head of Strategic Operations at Cognizant Technologies, among other roles—made his insights even richer. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 21, 2012

We loved that expression when we first heard it from Jim Barksdale, then the COO of FedEx. Every successful business has, at its heart, a theory of the business—an underlying set of supporting objectives and a corporate philosophy that gives people a foundation on which to operate.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Company COO, Andrew Watterson, explained their scheduling software could not match available crews with planes quickly enough. Too often, information technology and operational tools are minimized as costs to be controlled.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With a sigh and subtle shake of your head, you send one more outreach email to Pippi Burntkernels, the co-founder and COO of Plumper Popcorn, Inc. A few months ago, you and Pip had a great conversation about their operations, and you gave some advice on effectively instituting a better butter beater process. You know … Continued.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The leadership competency of team coach creates a way to uncover the team dynamics that hold the team back from operating at its best. * * * Phillip Sandahl , the internationally renowned bestselling author of Co-Active Coaching and the CEO of Team Coaching International (TCI) and Founding Partner / COO of TCI, Alexis Phillips are authors of the new (..)

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I have identified ten job titles within the realms of leadership and business operations. Chief Operating Officer: Organizations are becoming flatter, more agile, and technologically advanced. These changes are evolving the traditional role of the COO. This could lead to a decline in the standalone COO position.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

CEOs/COOs are looking at the wrong data…they look for trends while or after they happen, not searching for clues before they happen. The focus of these short-sighted bean counters incorrectly place cost savings ahead of the customer experience.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

With such a diverse clientele, employees cannot simply operate by choosing from a limited number of preselected solutions to guest requests. Simon Cooper, president and CEO of Ritz-Carlton, calls this “scriptless service”. They are a method of “aligning groups of people so they achieve common goals.”

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

After all, I had earned it, having just finished a 28 year run as a CPA, cable company VP of Operations, football stadium project manager, VP of Development for another cable company, and finally, a cable company SVP of Operations.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2022

Janet Dell is President and COO of Freeman, where she leads all Freeman business operations across the globe. Prior to leading Marsh Clearsight, Janet served as Marsh’s COO of Global Sales, where she was responsible for driving organic growth. ” How can you apply a beginner’s mindset to your business?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The new CEO at Chipotle formerly held the position of the Chief Operating Officer before being asked to act as the interim leader. Prior to taking on his COO role at Chipotle, Boatwright spent 18 years at Arby’s Restaurant Group in various leadership positions. Now, the position has been made permanent.

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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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HR Digest

AUGUST 12, 2020

Former Chief Operating Officer of Pinterest, Françoise Brougher, has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination. The post Ex COO of Pinterest Sues Company for Wrongful Termination appeared first on The HR Digest.

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Rajesh Setty

MAY 3, 2012

A better alternative would be to build a platform to be COO. No, not asking you to be the chief operating officer. COO that I am referring to here is “creating overwhelming obligations.” ” COO = Creating Overwhelming Obligations. A better alternative.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Design by 12GrainStudio Leadership Solutions Focus in Practice Wednesday, November 03rd, 2010 Posted by: mike Working with a leadership team of 5 people including the COO of the organization. Powered by WordPress. People started to say, we are already doing all these things, we are there.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 13, 2023

The study found that CHROs with strong abilities and relationships, and who work in a supportive environment, are almost twice as likely to successfully integrate data, technology, and people, and four times more likely to have effective relationships and influence with other C-suite executives, including the CEO, CFO, CTO, and COO. “As

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HR Digest

APRIL 4, 2025

As the company continues to assess the the medium- and long-term effects of these tariffs on [its] operations, workers affected by the temporary Stellantis layoffs will still be protected to a degree by their union contracts. We will have to wait to see how this impacts major automakers and their business operations.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Christina Shi is the Chief Operating Officer at Nike, Inc. The movement into a more operational and administrative role, combined with her past experience as director and partner were some of the key points that drew Nike to offering her a job. Through her career, Christiana has taken a lot of risks.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

. · Working with a financial service group that was facing the challenge of regulations changing the amount of fair-share revenue they could claim as their total profit.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Company COO, Andrew Watterson, explained their scheduling software could not match available crews with planes quickly enough. Clearly, excessive cost control at the risk of the companies operational foundation played a role.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2011

Gary Carter, COO of the company that produces “American Idol,&# says that producers who break the rules do so at their own peril. Gary Carter Bio: Gary Carter is chief operating officer of FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world, including “American Idol.”

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 19, 2017

” She apparently operated in an environment where her role was defined by her title, which commanded respect, expertise and positioning of her patients. I introduced myself as “Jaco”, and she replied “please to meet you, I am doctor Bloos”, referring to her surname.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Several successful entrepreneurs, from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to Nike founder Phil Knight, credit their MBA education for developing their passion and grit. Network With Other Entrepreneurs The most successful entrepreneurs deeply understand the industry in which they operate and can turn their ideas into thriving businesses.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Derek Murphy is President and COO of The Booth Company, an international provider of 360 assessments and online survey hosting solutions. Derek is responsible for planning and implementing the strategic direction of the company, as well as overseeing the day-to-day business operations for The Booth Company.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Derek Murphy is President and COO of The Booth Company, an international provider of 360 assessments and online survey hosting solutions. Derek is responsible for planning and implementing the strategic direction of the company, as well as overseeing the day-to-day business operations for The Booth Company.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 23, 2015

Victor Prince: As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the U.S. To learn more about the framework behind this methodology, you can read Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide their Teams to Exceptional Results by Victor Prince and Mike Figliuolo.

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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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CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Notice in the example I’ve provided below (which is organized by function) how the CEO has the COO promotion ready, and the COO has two possible candidates (both the CFO and the VP of Operations) and has chosen the VP of Operations.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Jay Woo , CAA South Central Ontario’s Chief Operating Officer offered up this piece of advice: “Stay connected to your front line.” 2 Responses to Fast Friday with Jay Woo, COO, CAA South Central Ontario John Doe | January 4, 2011 at 3:05 PM | Funny stuff. RoundtableTalk Where ambitious leaders meet. Skip to content Home Welcome!

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