DATA-DRIVEN EBOOK:
Unlocking the CEO’s Time and Productivity in Eight Key Areas: How a Chief of Staff Can Transform Business Outcomes
“In the lexicon of management, the CEO is the epitome of leadership. Yet surprisingly little is known about this unique role. While CEOs are the ultimate power in their companies, they face challenges and constraints that few others recognize,” write HBR contributors Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria in How CEOs Manage Time: Time is the scarcest resource leaders have. Where they allocate it matters – a lot.
Porter and Nohria continue, “CEOs, of course, have a great deal of help and resources at their disposal. However, they, more than anyone else in the organization, confront an acute scarcity of one resource. That resource is time. There is never enough time to do everything that a CEO is responsible for. Despite this, CEOs remain accountable for all the work of their organizations.”
The CEO’s time and productivity may be the company’s most precious resources. Is it possible to unlock more time and productivity in this role?
In fact, yes.
We surveyed eighty-three CEOs nationwide, and all have grappled with proper time allocation and delegating team responsibilities, particularly in areas of operational leadership outside the scope of the CEO’s role.
Your peers show a better way forward. Guided by industry data collected in our study, we lay out in this report how you can master the use of the Chief of Staff role to unlock time and productivity, fully address the eight key areas of business on which you must focus, and even more, get back into your “Zone of Genius.” Learn more about this concept in The Genius Zone by Gay Hendrix.
Namely, we will cover:
The 8 Key Areas in Which the CEO’s Time is Best Concentrated
The CEO’s Time Allocation Dilemma
Why the Chief of Staff Role Rises to Prominence Now
Key Traits of a Chief of Staff that Amplify the CEO’s Time and Productivity
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Vannin Chief of Staff, founded in 2020, is a premier talent partner with a focus on roles supporting the CEO. We have a proven track record of helping executives find the right talent, full-time or fractionally, and up-level their talent via our proprietary advisory program. Vannin Chief of Staff has served over 150 clients globally, including Shopify, Orange Theory, Cordis, Lilac Solutions, GRIN, Propelus, WALR, Wish for Wheels and more. Get details at vanninchiefofstaff.com.