Riding shotgun : the role of the COO / Nathan Bennett and Stephen A. Miles.
Material type: TextPublisher: Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2016Edition: Updated editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781503601000
- 1503601005
- Chief operating officers
- Executive ability
- Leadership
- Management
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior
- Chief operating officers
- Executive ability
- Leadership
- Management
- 658.4 23
- HD38.2
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the role of the chief operating officer -- How firms use their COOs -- The number two job -- The search for a COO -- Attracting and managing a COO -- The COO today -- Conclusion : parting words, key considerations.
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"The role of Chief Operating Officer is clearly important. In fact, it's arguable that the number two position is the toughest job in a company. COOs play a critical part in executing the strategies developed by top management. And, in many cases, they are being groomed--or test-driven--as the firm's CEO-elect. Riding Shotgun provides unique insight into this little-understood role. The authors develop a framework that illustrates who the COO is, why a company should create this position, and what the challenges associated with this job entail. Drawing heavily on first-person accounts from top executives, the authors offer a set of strategies to inform individuals who aspire to serve as COO. With a new preface and conclusion, and even more interviews from some of the most established and important companies in today's economy, this book is a one-of-a-kind resource for the C-suite and the boardroom."--EBSCO.
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