CEOs: If you’re in the beginning stages of succession planning, what are your biggest concerns? Succession planning is pivotal for the sustainability and long-term success of an organization. For companies big and small, the role of the CEO is crucial, making it essential to ensure a...
CEOs: How worried are you about burnout? It’s a common theme among C-suite leadership. There are so MANY pressures placed upon you, and even if you have the thickest skin and a high level of “stoicism,” they can become overwhelming. The following represents 10 of the most...
CEOs: What is one of the most valuable components of your company? Could it be your employee base? It should be! You can have the greatest ideas in the world, but unless you have a workforce to help execute them, your vision will go nowhere. CEOs who place...
CEOs: When you get to the end of your day, how do you generally feel? Like you accomplished everything you wanted to and have a sense of confidence about your company’s performance? Or, like there is never enough time (including “thinking time”) to achieve all of your...
CEOs: Did the Great Resignation impact your business? If so, in what ways? A few challenges I witnessed in my networking circles included losing key employees with crucial expertise, the time required to seek out and replace those individuals, and ultimately reduced productivity (and thus revenue). There’s...
After years of working in and around nonprofit organizations, one thing has become crystal clear to me: nonprofits need a Chief Operating Officer (COO). While the importance of a CEO is indisputable, the role of a COO is often overlooked—especially in the nonprofit world. There’s typically...
CEO. COO. These are the roles I find crucial to any business. Agree or disagree? I’m happy to debate! I will concede that it's easy for the lines between these roles to get blurred, especially in startups and smaller companies. Why does this happen, and how...
If you were to describe the COO role in 4-5 words, what would that definition be? There are certain descriptions that should NOT be included. Still, myths and misconceptions often circulate about what the COO role is (and what it isn’t). Here are some of the...