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How the CoS role helps bridge the so-called generational leadership gap
18 January, 2017 I tackle this issue as guest contributor at Whirling Chief. Read more.
Lessons for Corporate Chiefs of Staff From the Flint Water Crisis, Negotiation Strategies – Colleen Hunter, 32:52
How does your ability to negotiate affect your influence? Join consultant and negotiation trainer Colleen Hunter as she introduces and practices key concepts and applications with the group.
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Lessons for Corporate Chiefs of Staff From the Flint Water Crisis, Overview – Tyler Parris, 15:50
The line where your leadership begins and your exec’s ends is rarely as clearly defined as you’d like it to be. Join coach, author, and former corporate chief of staff Tyler Parris here as he leads a discussion with 15 chiefs of staff about how they contract agreement with their execs around lines of authority. Access Workshop Video as a Member, or purchase access for 48 hours for $9.
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Did you know that professional sports use chiefs of staff?
Philadelphia 76ers chief of staff is in the news for making the move out of the NBA front office
On Becoming Part of a Bigger Chief of Staff Community
Over the weekend, the Washington Post’s Elizabeth Dwoskin highlighted the work of a subset of Silicon Valley chiefs of staff and the ways that they are more powerful working together.
What Comes After the Chief of Staff Role?
How do you leverage your range of skills and experience beyond the chief of staff role? The good news is, you have options!
The chief of staff for Michigan’s governor tried to warn people
The chief of staff for Michigan’s governor tried to warn people about the looming crisis in the Flint water, but without effect. What lessons can corporate chiefs of staff apply from this government example?
Your chief of staff role as talent management solution
Where do you fit in your organization’s talent management plans? How does this influence your thinking about what you might do after the CoS role?
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Avoiding Pitfalls in Executing Strategy, Carol Bubar and Bruno LeCoq. (57:06)
At our June 8, 2017 Seattle chief of staff peer group meeting on Avoiding Pitfalls in Executing Strategy. Carol Bubar and Bruno LeCoq of Adaquest shared some of the common barriers that organizations face in executing their strategy, along with some solutions based on their Think-Act-Deliver (TAD) methodology and tool.
Systems & Strategic Thinking for Chiefs of Staff
For those who couldn’t make it to our February 23, 2017 Systems and Strategic Thinking for Chiefs of Staff workshop, we’re making available 7 video segments from the morning session and a condensed, PDF version of our actual workshop workbook that contains materials and activities referenced in the videos.
Watch Video 1. Introduction: Why Systems & Strategic Thinking for Chiefs of Staff?
Video 2: Systems Thinking
Video 2 of 7 series. Objectives: Create a conceptual map of the systems that compose your work environment so that you can make business decisions grounded in your organization’s broader context and strategy.
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Video 3: Systems Thinking
Video 3 of 7 series. Objectives: Create a conceptual map of the trends and dynamics affecting your organization – from the outside and inside – so that you can make business decisions grounded in your organization’s broader context and strategy.
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Video 4: Shifting Between Strategy and Tactics
Video 4 of 7 series. Objectives: Consider the pros and cons of your current approach – both strategic and tactical — in light of your intended impact.
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Video 5: Strategic Management, The Marriage of Strategic Thinking and Planning
Video 5 of 7 series. Objectives: Articulate how you more effectively align tactical work to your organization’s strategy through a planning process and oversight of execution.
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Video 6: Chief of Staff Competencies: Self-Assessment
Video 6 of 7 series. Objectives: Identify strengths and areas for improvement in the universal competencies of chiefs of staff as well as the competencies that most apply in your context. Use these as the basis for your personal and professional development plans.
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Video 7: Levels of System
Video 7 of 7 series. Objectives: Create options for actions you might take at different “levels of system” to enhance your effectiveness.
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