A Chief of Staff Roundtable: What Can We Do Better and How Can We Get Better At It
We’ve been focused on embracing the role Chief of Staff and engaging the people in these roles at a deeper level, serving as a resource for this audience and giving them tools and ideas to do their job better.
A strategic role within a company, the Chief of Staff aligns the company’s departments and divisions in support of the strategic plan and tracks progress towards goals, making OKRs an ideal tool for them. The position is still evolving and being defined, however, and we wanted to take a data-driven approach to uncover more about it. We reached out to a network of Chiefs of Staff, surveying them about their positions and backgrounds, and interviewing them about how they got to their current positions. They each shared their thoughts on the unique skills required for the job, the importance of communications and what they’re most proud of.
We encourage you to download the entire report, but here is a preview of some of the highlights:
Turning strategy into action for a company isn’t easy, and the data shows Chief of Staff as a role that still has a lot to be defined, but focusing on keeping everyone aligned by communicating clearly goes a long way to seeing success in the Chief of Staff position.
If you’re a Chief of Staff and want to learn more about how your peers view their role, or you want to gather data to determine whether you should add one to your organization, check out the results of this survey.
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