CEO Decisiveness: Why It's Critical and how the Chief of Staff Drives it

Driving The Operating Rhythm: How the Chief of Staff Sets The Pace: On this episode we describe how the Chief Of Staff Drives the Operating Rhythm / cadence of the organization. How the Operating Rhythm supports the CEO’s decision making style. And finally, how the Chief Of Staff uses four specific practice area’s (p... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

33 min listen

Project Mastery: What It Is, How To Achieve It: On this episode we discuss Project Mastery as it relates to the Chief of Staff. First we define what Project Mastery is. Second, we articulate how this skill enhances the ability of the Chief of Staff to be successful. Finally, we detail how the Chie... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

24 min listen

Meetings: How the Chief of Staff Uses Best Practices to Drive Effective Meetings: As organizations grow and become more complex the need for coordination and communication grows. Meetings usually result. On this podcast we explore how the Chief Of Staff can use best in class process, content and facilitator behaviors in order to d... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

19 min listen

What Companies Look For In A Chief Of Staff: On this episode we explore and discuss what companies want in a Chief of Staff. For this analysis, we reviewed 150 recent Chief of Staff job postings and assessed them in regards to Job Responsibilities, Education Requirements, Years of Experience an... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

28 min listen

Strategy and Advisory Mastery: What Is It, How To Master It: On this episode we discuss Strategy / Advisory Mastery as it relates to the Chief of Staff. First we define what Strategy Mastery is. Second, we define it and articulate how this skill enhances the ability of the Chief of Staff to be successful. Fina... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

29 min listen

Schedule Mastery: What Is It? How Do You Achieve It?: On this episode of the podcast we discuss Schedule Mastery as it relates to the Chief of Staff’s role and duties. First, we define what Schedule Mastery is. Second, we articulate how it flows from and synchronizes with the operating rhythm and cadenc... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

25 min listen

CEO Decisiveness: Why It's Critical and how the Chief of Staff Drives it: Decisiveness is a critical attribute of successful CEO's. The research tells us that decisiveness is not only critical for CEO success, but also organizational success. On this podcast we first define CEO decisiveness, and then give examples of how s... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

26 min listen

CEO Mindset: What the Chief of Staff Needs to Know: This episode explores the CEO Mindset. We first define what CEO Mindset is and why its important for the Chief of Staff to understand this. We then distill the mindset of successful CEO's to discern common themes in terms of behavior, actions and rou... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

22 min listen

The Gatekeeper: What the Chief of Staff Needs to Know: The term Gatekeeper is often used to describe duties of the White House Chief of Staff. The term itself has negative connotations associated with it. On this podcast we give a historical overview of how White House Chief’s of Staff have played Gateke... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

23 min listen

Six CEO Dilemma’s And How The Chief Of Staff Solves Them: According to Bain Consulting, CEO’s face six common dilemma’s related to time management and the implementation of their agenda. In this podcast we first review how Bain advises CEO’s on these dilemma’s. And we then describe how the Chief of Staff us... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

29 min listen

Proxy Mastery: What Is It, How Does The Chief of Staff Achieve It: On this episode we discuss Proxy Mastery as it relates to the Chief of Staff. First we define what Proxy Mastery is. Second, we define Proxy Mastery and articulate how this skill enhances the ability of the Chief of Staff to be successful. Finally, w... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

27 min listen

Horse And Rider: Building A Foundation of Trust With CEO / Partner: The relationship between horse and rider is a unique and special one. One based on a deep sense of trust. Likewise, the relationship between Chief of Staff and CEO is unique and special. Building a deep foundation of trust is crucial to success. On t... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

28 min listen

CEO and Chief of Staff: Mentor and Mentee: The relationship between CEO and Chief of Staff is unique and special. The Chief of Staff role is also unique. These aspects of the role support a mutually beneficial mentoring relationship. On this podcast we discuss and teach the mentoring approac... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

26 min listen

The Importance of Message And Mission To CEO and Chief of Staff: On this episode of the podcast we discuss the importance of message and mission. We detail why the CEO must develop simple themes and messages that articulate where the organization is headed. And why reinforcement of these themes by the CEO and Chie... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

25 min listen

Message - Mission and OKR’s by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

23 min listen

Message and Mission: How Chief Of Staff Uses Goal Setting to Increase Goal Commitment: On this episode of the podcast we discuss how the Chief Of Staff uses Goal Setting best practices to increase Goal Commitment in the organization. First, we discuss how Goal Commitment is impacted by the “importance” of the goal and its “achievabilit... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

17 min listen

Message and Mission: Driving Organizational Change: On this episode of the podcast we discuss how the Chief of Staff uses Organizational Change Management Best Practices to drive affect change. We’ve reviewed the scientific research on organizational change and distilled the findings into best practi... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

20 min listen

Agenda Of The CEO: What Is It, How Does The Chief of Staff Use It?: On this episode of the podcast we explore the agenda of the CEO. We first define what the CEO agenda is. For this, we use Marc Benioff’s V2MOM (vision, values, methods, obstacles and measures) as an example of what the CEO agenda embodies. We then de... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

21 min listen

First 100 Days: Chief of Staff’s Plan of Action by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

31 min listen

Message and Mission: Engaging for impact - Stakeholder Management: On this episode of the podcast we discuss how the Chief of Staff uses Stakeholder Management to engage and gain support from stakeholders on initiatives and projects. We describe a three step process that the Chief of Staff can use for stakeholder ma... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

23 min listen

I Think I Need A Chief of Staff - Now What?: On this episode of the podcast we first explore the need for a Chief of Staff. We detail five key questions that a CEO / Hiring Manager can ask to validate their need for a Chief of Staff. Once that need is validated we describe the seven steps we ... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

27 min listen

Pulse of the Organization: Building Psychological Safety: CEO’s will often ask their Chief of Staff to help them keep their finger on the “pulse of the organization.” First of all, what does this mean? Secondly, how do you go about doing it? On this episode we explain how you nurture psychological safety in... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

21 min listen

Message and Mission: Transformational Leadership: On this episode of the podcast we discuss how the Chief Of Staff uses Transformational Leadership to inspire, challenge and lead. First, we describe the four dimensions of transformational leadership. We then give examples of behaviors and attributes... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

24 min listen

Agenda of the CEO: Research Method to Accelerate Chief of Staff Mastery: On this episode of the podcast we describe a Primary Research Method To accelerate your mastery of the CEO Agenda. This method can be used by both the current Chief of Staff and someone interviewing for the role. First, we describe a Research Method ... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

21 min listen

“You Didn’t Get The COS Job” (Science of / Overcoming Rejection): Everyone at some point in their life experiences rejection / failure. What’s important is that we have the right mindset to deal with rejection, and we use that failure to catapult us forward in a positive manner. On this episode of the podcast we fi... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

14 min listen

Leader Positivity: On this episode of the podcast we dive into “leader positivity.” Leader positivity is a mindset and a way of behaving and approaching things that is characterized by four attributes. The four attributes that comprise leader positivity are efficacy, o... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

20 min listen

Shadowing The CEO: Seven Steps to Prepare For The Shadowing Process: On this episode of the podcast we explore “shadowing,” and how the Chief of Staff uses this training method to accelerate their knowledge and understanding of the CEO. First, we define observational shadowing, and explore some of the nuances. Next, w... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

24 min listen

For Advanced Practitioners: Rhetoric And The Chief of Staff: This episode of the podcast is for Advanced Practitioners that have a love for rhetoric and debate. On this episode we will explore how we use rhetoric to both to both promote the Chief Of Staff role, and to defend it against attacks. We use the exam... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

23 min listen

“I Need You To Implement A New Process”: It is highly likely that you will be asked during the interview process the following question, “so tell me, how do you implement a new process?” And if you’re already a Chief of Staff, it’s likely you will be asked to implement a new process. On th... by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

19 min listen

Value Based Decision Making: Bezos, Benioff and Hastings by Parmenio - Chief of Staff

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CEO Decisiveness: Why It's Critical and how the Chief of Staff Drives it

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