COO Archives

The Importance of Asking Questions as a Leader

As a COO, you’re a leader. At times that can make you feel like you should know everything and that makes you feel hesitant to ask questions. You need to escape from that stigma. It’s important for everyone to ask questions and here’s why. The Best...

Conflict Resolution for COOs

Conflict, by nature, involves emotions. The hardest part of dealing with conflict for a COO is untangling the emotions from the actual issue at hand. Often the way people feel about the problem is more important than the problem itself. Emotions can make much bigger...

Why You Need to Connect With Other COOs

Everyone focuses on CEOs, who’s helping COOs? As a COO you’re a true partner to your CEO. That puts you in a different and, sometimes, unusual place than any other C-level executive at your company. Being a vital partner to your CEO means you have to be at...

How Being a COO is like Riding a Rollercoaster

No matter if you’re the COO of a small business or a huge one, it’s going to feel like a rollercoaster. Even if your business seems steady, there are always going to be ups and downs, either with the company or with getting your work done. Not to worry,...

Skills All Good Leaders Should Develop and Work On

A good leader is always working on themselves. Some skills, such as charisma and confidence, come naturally, but others can be learned. Not only can they be learned but a good leader will want to learn them. In fact, they never want to stop improving and growing their...