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AI Playbook

CEOs and Chiefs of Staff are always short on time and are looking for new productivity hacks.

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Fractional Chief of Staff

Why do CEOs use a fractional Chief of Staff?

In our current macroeconomic environment, investors are demanding leanness within the organization. They're demanding profitability – and the real Chief of Stafft and opportunity Chief of Stafft of capital is expensive.

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Chief of Staff Succession Planning

Are you avoiding Chief of Staff succession planning? Caution, it's a huge risk to your business. What are you doing to create backup plans if your Chief of Staff quit?

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Saying No

A Chief of Staff’s most powerful tool: Saying No. If you say no to low impact tasks, then you can start saying yes to big impact projects.

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Special Projects Playbook

Chiefs of Staff, it's time to enter the jungle. When your CEO asks who can take on their latest, most urgent, high impact special project, you should be their #1 pick to go where no one has gone before.

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How to Land the Chief of Staff Job Internally

Your current role ⇒ Internal Chief of Staff is 5x easier than taking an external Chief of Staff role. Especially in this labor market, since you’re not competing against external candidates.

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One Big Blocker, 3 Simple Solutions

Simple hack to start letting go? Our 1 Big Blocker, 3 Simple Solutions exercise. Leaders need to let go of things that don’t serve them to gain freedom to do the things that matter.

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The CEO’s Office Vision and Mission

CEO’s: what’s 1 big secret to exceeding your personal goals beyond your wildest dreams? Create a vision and mission statement for your Office of the CEO.

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Chief of Staff Contingency Planning

Chiefs of Staff are overwhelmingly female but many can't have a baby and keep their job. It's a big hidden risk to CEOs and to their business.

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Leave Your Legacy

Chiefs of Staff and Executive Assistants, building an Office of the CEO is the 99% guaranteed way to leave your legacy for years after you’re gone.

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Chief of Staff Reporting Structure

CEOs, if you want to get your leadership team to become high performers, make sure you get your Chief of Staff reporting structure right. So, who does the Chief of Staff typically directly report to?

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Chief of Staff Job Pathing

Greek mythology can help you become a Chief of Staff. Ask yourself: How did Hercules become Hercules? How did Hera become Hera? How did Zeus become Zeus?

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Chief of Staff Direct Reports

The worst way to set up a Chief of Staff up for success? Give them a lot of formal direct reports. So who typically reports to the Chief of Staff?

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Time Rebalancing Playbook

Analyze your executive’s current time allocation and rebalance your schedule. Commit to 3 actions to optimize your time.

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