Smooth Operator: Maximizing Your COO’s Output

Every company has leaders, and most of them are defined by their role in the vaunted C-suite. Most everyone knows what a CEO is, and due to the rapid expansion of technology lately, a CTO is pretty self-explanatory. A COO, however, is a little harder to explain. Your company, like every company, could use a highly competent chief operations officer, and we have tips for how your COO can improve their output.

Defining the A-Team: It All Starts with Your CEO

In order to pick the best COO for your company, the company must first figure out exactly what it needs in a new leader. The COO typically works closely with the CEO, so it is usually up to the CEO to figure out what the company is lacking and begin a search for a leader who can bring those qualities to the table. When your CEO knows what they need to do the job better, they can better find their partner – the best COO around. It may seem strange, but a great COO can be easy to find, as long as your CEO knows what your company needs to improve its overall performance.

Focusing Tighter: Going from General Business to Daily Partners

As mentioned above, the COO is the CEO’s management partner, and this person works closely with the big boss to make sure your company runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible. This means that your COO should complement your CEO as perfectly as you can manage. All the traits your CEO wants to work on personally, and all the tasks your CEO may have trouble dealing with, are qualities your COO should have. Together, your COO and CEO should be a well-rounded team – what one lacks, the other possesses.

Having Integrity: Find a COO You Can Trust

Given the highly synchronized nature of the CEO-COO partnership, trust goes a long way. Your company should be able to trust the intuition and decisions of the COO right from the start. This strong trust will ensure your management team excels on all levels.

Doing Work: Find a Great Track Record

Trust leads to action, so it is important that you find a COO who proves your trust in them. Actionable plans are the best in business, so make sure your COO can draw up reasonable plans and bring them to bear on the real world. Word is one thing, but solid work is better.

Meeting Challenges: Be Adaptable Enough to Survive Alone

Even as the COO is billed as the CEO’s partner, there will be times when the CEO is not in the office. This is when the COO must prove themselves to be ready for the top leadership position, adaptable enough to make decisions and direct operations while their partner is gone. If your COO is adaptable enough to lead with confidence, their colleagues will follow suit and business will operate as smoothly as usual.

Clearly, the COO goes hand in hand with the CEO, so your company should find the best match possible. A great COO will make the jobs of everyone at your company much easier.

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