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The Changing Role of the CEO Office Fix your operating environment before you fix your people Executive summary Chief of Staff (CoS) or also know as ‘shadow’ adviser roles are becoming more prominent across the corporate world. Popularized by Intel, Amazon, PayPal and others; installing a Chief-of-Staff (CoS) is a proven way of getting more leverage from that finite resource. So, here are few slides on that topic. Starting with the approach, inside/out, problems you want to solve, archetypes and success measures. 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The top ten external threats to business Summary of Opportunities and Risks by Structure 2018 top ten threats 2019 top ten threats 1. Over regulon 2. ver regulation 2 eto 2 Foi uncertain 3. Geopoltial uncertainty 3. Aaa of key sis A oyper threats Aten conics S.aunaiy of els ea 6.Spendot 6 Gecpoltial ‘echnoiginl range uncetary ‘ees toxburéen >. protection Pepto 8 Bepuln 9. imate charge ar 9.speed environmental mage ‘ecinalogeal change 120-Fechangerte 10. charge rate seit | visti QUESTION: Prioritize The Top Ten threats 13. Cimate change ‘eovronmental damage 123. enone Source: POD CEOs face issues with their own capabilities QUESTION: Thinking about the dats that you personally useto makedecsions about the long: ‘term success and durablty of your business, how itaiimportant important are the following? = 7% ome 2% * Data considered crtcalvimportant for decision making a * Comprehensiveness ofthat data as currentl received ae a ee 28% 3 ng 1% 22% 9 2% is ve 16% Comprehensive r T T T T T T r 1 Data Financial Dataabout Data aboutihe Data aboutyour Benchmarking Data aboutthe —Dataabout_ ——_Dataabout aboutyour —forecastsand —_yourbrand risks towhich employees’ © datacnthe effectiveness your supply —theimpact customers’ projections andrrepulation —thebusiness_ views and -—performanceof of your RAD chain ofcimate ard clients! is exposed needs your industry processes ‘change onthe preferences oars business, ‘and needs a 2019CriicaWimportant —e— 2019 Comprehensive = 2009CritieaVmpartant —e-- 2009Camprehensive The problem statement blocks What problem/s are we trying to solve? Souce: Stole eviews and der resent Framework for determining optimal ‘CEO Office’ structure Perspective PACs Financial Strategic Operational 1, Scalability - How important is the need to realize scalability for the business unit? 2. Cost Structure - How important isit that resources are shared by all business units? 3. Strategic Projects - How important is identifying and taking on ad hoc strategic projects (for example, executing key initiatives or closing any operational gaps)? 4. Research and Innovation - How important is researching new ideas and business opportunities land How importants critical is that the business unit innovates rapidly? 5. Oversight/Control - How important lines? 6. Speed of Decisions - How important is it that decisions should be made quickly on the line? hatall ertical processes are monitored across business Customer 7. Customer Proximity - How important is the proximity of customers and/or external stakeholders? ‘8. 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