How to be a Chief Operating Officer: 16 Disciplines for Success

Chief Operating Officer is one of the most complex senior management roles in organisations today. It embraces a range of disciplines, from Technology to Human Resources, from Legal to Risk. Yet, unlike other senior executive roles, there is no established framework or body of knowledge to support the COO. This book de-mystifies the COO role and breaks it into 16 core elements; the three fundamental pillars of Culture, Strategy and Change, plus 13 technical areas. It outlines responsibilities, warning signs, and how to boost performance. It equips you with the questions you need to ask to gain early insight, diagnose the issues and move into execution.Drawing on industry standards and enriched with expert insight and real-life current examples, it condenses a vast range of knowledge and experience into one accessible read. This book, which can be consumed in one sitting, will make you a more effective leader, faster. This is the book that current COOs wish they had at the outset of their journey. It is the book that your CEO, Board and team need you to read.

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• Chief Of Staff: The Strategic Partner Who Will Revolutionize Your Organization
• Operations Management For Dummies
• The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, Updated and Expanded
• Operations Management (Quick Study)
• The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Operations Management (McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Courses)
• The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build or Merge Your Team, and Get Immediate Results
• The Coo Revolution: Reinventing Customer-Facing Processes for Moments of Truth
• Your First 100 Days: How to make maximum impact in your new leadership role (Financial Times (Prentice Hall))
• You're in Charge, Now What?: The 8 Point Plan