— "Mastering the move from COO to CEO"
Outlook by Accenure |
June 2010
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
In the United States, the chief operating officer is often considered to be the CEO-in-training. Yet remarkably few companies have a rigorous succession plan in place to make that transition successful. Here's what it takes to groom the COO for the top job.
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— "Making the Most of COOs"
The Wall Street Journal |
December 1, 2007
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
Chief operating officers should have strong ties to the board. But few do.
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— "Capturing the Value that a Chief Operating Officer Can Bring"
Ivey Business Journal
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March/April 2007
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
As is true of many of the challenges managers face, the successful implementation of a COO role is straightforward on the surface. In practice, it takes a tremendous about of discipline on CEO's part. To make it work....
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— "The Second in Command"
Law Firm, Inc. |
January/February 2007
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
Details coming soon
— "Putting the COO Inside Professional Services"
Business Strategy Review |
Autumn 2006
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
Full Article
— "Who is the Boss? "
Information Week |
August 2006
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
Details coming soon
— "Changes at C-Level"
Optimize |
August 2006, Issue 58
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
Are CIOs morphing into COOs? The answers to four key governance questions may help you find out....
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— "The COO: Friend or Foe?"
Chief Executive |
June 2006
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
How important is a chief operating officer to the success of a CEO? Would Carly Fiorina still be leading Hewlett-Packard if she had ceded to pressure from the board to appoint a COO to help manage the Compaq merger? Almost certainly....
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— "Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role
of the Chief Operating Officer"
Harvard Business Review |
May 2006
Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles
Asking the question, "What makes a great COO?" is akin to asking "What makes a great candidate for U.S. vice-president?" It all depends on the first name on the ticket— the CEO. New research sheds light on this most contingent, and most mysterious, of C-suite jobs.
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