Riding shotgun : the role of the COO / Nathan Bennett, Stephen A. Miles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Nathan, author.

Miles, Stephen A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chief operating officers.

Executive ability--Evaluation.

Executive ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, 2017.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: the role of the chief operating officer

2. How firms use their coos

3. The number two job

4. The search for a coo

5. Attracting and managing a coo

6. Contemporary shifts in the coo role

7. Conclusion: parting words, key considerations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 8, 2016).

ISBN:

9781503601000

1503601005

OCLC:

1198931646