Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the business
Lead role in major decision-making and provide oversight in core areas such as administration, facilities, budgeting, logistics, and human resources
Chief of Staff (CoS)
Accountable to the leader, not the company
Project manager who can work across functions
Work on “special projects” that don't fit into existing departmental leaders' job
Can act as a gatekeeper, screening and filtering information that reaches the CEO and ensuring that they are only presented with the most relevant and important matters
Executive Assistant (EA)
There's some truth to the saying "If you don’t have an executive assistant, you are one.”
Can do some CoS gatekeeping
Also email and calendar management for execs, and travel planning
More administrative and less strategic than the CoS
Executive Coach
Often feels stuck in patterns and eager to get unstuck
Unproductive patterns in people management are emerging
"I am my worst enemy"
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