Posts Tagged 'Business Operations'

The Postmodern Staff Meeting

I have participated in a lot of different kinds of staff meetings over the years, ranging from a structure based on a formal McKinsey management model to an agenda that consisted exclusively of the senior person talking about himself.  Far and away the most common, however, has been the go-around-the-table model, in which each person reports on key activities in his or her function or business unit.  

This default roundtable structure seemed to work pretty well when the pace of business was slower, and when key managers all worked together at the Continue reading ‘The Postmodern Staff Meeting’


About The COO Blog

During my 20+ years as a business leader, I have been dropped into complete operational chaos on a number of occasions – guided only by instructions to "fix this". No amount of training is sufficient to fully prepare one for the initial experience. But after baptism by fire, I found that subsequent operating challenges became less traumatic and distinct patterns started to emerge.

Over time, I have developed sound operational instincts and assembled a set of general-purpose management tools that can be adapted to various circumstances. Every situation is unique and certain lessons can only be learned the hard way, but some of my operational leadership expertise can be shared – and so I offer this blog.

~ Margaret Craig

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