by Operations Council | Sep 18, 2023 | COO Best Practices, COO Insights, HR/Talent, Leadership
Are you thinking about spending money on executive coaching? A recent study stated that executive coaching increases productivity and employee retention, but everyone is different. Below you will learn if executive coaching is really worth the money. As reported by...
by Operations Council | Sep 8, 2023 | Company Culture, COO Best Practices
Many companies are starting to put new actions into play that allow their employees to return-to-office this fall. Smucker has built a plan called Core Weeks for their employees, and their employees actually like this plan. Below you will learn more about Core Weeks...
by Operations Council | Aug 17, 2023 | COO Best Practices, COO Insights
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is an ever-changing role. Some of the challenges they have had to handle include supply chain disruptions, digitization of operations, and a tight talent market amid labor shortages. COOs must be must be the confident and charismatic...
by Operations Council | Mar 29, 2023 | Change Management, COO Best Practices, Digital Transformation, Lean Management
“We have to trim the fat.” It might be something you overhear at your favorite supermarket, but trimming fat also has relevance for the proponents of lean management. Based on a production system established by Toyota during the late 1940s, lean management encompasses...
by Operations Council | Mar 24, 2023 | COO Best Practices, HR/Talent, Training
It has never been more of a challenge for COOs to build high-performing teams than it is now. The post-pandemic business world continues to shake off the groundbreaking workplace-shifting paradigm of a remote workforce. Businesses have to provide record-breaking...
by Operations Council | Mar 22, 2023 | Analytics, Business Intelligence, COO Best Practices, Marketing , Operations Best Practices
Once upon a time in the business world, managers that gave their organizations a competitive edge possessed superior analytical and observational skills. Although natural analytical and observational skills remain an integral component that defines the best managers,...
