The Board's secret oversight tool

Board members, what’s your secret tool to better oversight? The Office of the CEO. 

Why? You can gain additional oversight on your most pressing matters. The Office of the CEO can ensure that senior leadership remains highly focused on AI, cybersecurity, executive succession planning, M&A and capital allocation, all of which you’ve indicated are top board priorities for 2024 (source: Corporate Board Member magazine from Chief Executive Group).

But what’s an Office of the CEO and how does it work? Successful board members are those who take steps to learn more about the CEO’s Office and how it can help both boards and CEOs maintain a competitive edge in today’s volatile business environment.

Here are three topics to explore: the Office of the CEO’s structure, its unique benefits, and proper implementation. The short of it is that the typical team includes a Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant and Communications Director who all amplify the effectiveness of the CEO and their C-suite team, while following tried-and-true playbooks, enabled by simple technology.

Once you’ve gotten a grasp on this important tool to boost leadership effectiveness, you can feel confident in your next board meeting recommendation: to build a world-class Office of the CEO.

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Events

The Chief of Staff Playbook 2nd Edition release, sometime in late February early March.

I released my last Chief of Staff playbook in February 2023, and I’ve been writing furiously since then on LinkedIn on all things related to Executive Operations, Chief of Staff and Office of the CEO.

Stay tuned to this newsletter for the forthcoming publication of the second edition of my Chief of Staff Playbook. Reply to this email if you’d like to get early access.

Chief of Staff Jobs

Welcome to our Chief of Staff job board. If you have a Chief of Staff job you’d like shared to 1,000+ readers of this newsletter or need help hiring your next Chief of Staff, reply to this email.

Chief of Staff, Gold House, Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY, Collective, Non-profit

Chief of Staff, Generali, San Diego, CA, Insurance, Corporate

Chief of Staff, Room to Grow, Bronx, NY, Education, Non-profit

Chief of Staff, Intel, Santa Clara, CA, Tech, Corporate

Chief of Staff, TCW Group, Los Angeles, CA, Financial Services, Corporate

Associate Chief of Staff, Goldman Sachs, Dallas, TX, Financial Services, Corporate

Deputy Chief of Staff & Strategic Initiatives Manager, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Education, Non-profit

Chief of Staff, TrueVault, San Francisco, CA, Tech, Startup

Chief of Staff, Yale, New Haven, CT, Education, Non-profit

Chief of Staff, Dropbox, San Diego, CA, Tech, Corporate

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Until next week,

Mackenzie

Mackenzie Lee | Founder & CEO
M: 650.283.4152 | E: [email protected]
New York City, NY
www.CedarChief.com

At Cedar, we turn executives into fast and fearless leaders.

Thanks to technology, changing markets, and demanding investors, the C-suite job is tougher than ever. We help executives find freedom from blockers and busywork.

Our mission is to help 1 million CEOs and their C-suite teams let go and do more of the things that matter. We help you hire a Chief of Staff, build an Office of the CEO, and implement C-suite systems.

On average our clients see a 25% meeting reduction, 20% strategic sales increase, and 2x speed-to-execution in their first 90 days with us. Data is continuously analyzed to improve performance and accelerate growth.