Chief of Staff School

The Role of a Chief of Staff

Assignment: Which Chief of Staff Function is Most Like You?

EA vs. Chief of Staff vs. COO

Assignment: What Do You Think of the Chief of Staff Role?

The Chief of Staff’s Impact Across VC Financing Stages

Assignment: What stage CoS do you want to be?

Additional Resources: What is a Chief of Staff?

Reflection Questions: Why do YOU want to be a Chief of Staff?

Assessing Your Own Strengths and Weaknesses

Assignment: Assessing Yourself

Planning For Your Career Transition to a Chief of Staff Role

Assignment: Build Your Pitch

Introduction

30 Days In: Aligning Internally

Assignment: Principal Principles

60 Days In: Gathering Context

Assignment: Career Brag Sheet

90 Days In: Planning Ahead

Assignment: Leading with Empathy in Goal Setting

Introduction

What is an Operating Rhythm?

Assignment: Defining Operating Rhythms

How to Establish an Operating Rhythm

Assignment: Improving on Operating Rhythms

Additional Resources

Introduction

Building and Scaling Teams

Assignment: Organizational Misalignment

Culture Building

Assignment: Culture Assessment

Introduction

Decision Making Context: Scoping Out the Issue

Quiz: Decision Making Context

Roles in the Decision Making Process

Quiz: Roles in the Decision Making Process

Process & Outcomes

Assignment: Decision Making Case Study

BONUS: The High Impact Value of a Chief of Staff when Working with the CEO

Additional Resources: Scaled Decision Making

Chief of Staff School Program Survey & Net Program Score