![]() ![]() Often there’s a better way to handle the information flow necessary for a CEO to succeed-and very often a chief of staff (CoS) can play an essential role.ĭuring the 25 years I spent working at a consulting and software firm-a dozen as chairman and CEO-I had a chief of staff myself. Many new CEOs default to the system they’ve inherited, even if it is poorly suited to their style or to the operational changes they must make. This system ensures that leaders make the most of their limited time, that information arrives at the right point in their decision-making process, and that follow-up happens without their having to check. ![]() Most new CEOs pay little attention to a key factor that will help determine their effectiveness: the administrative system that guides day-to-day operations in their offices. Those choices guide other decisions, including who their senior managers will be and how the leaders will allocate their time. When new CEOs with a change mandate take over a company, they typically invest time in reshaping its strategy and determining the kind of culture needed to succeed.
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