Chuck Orzechowski

Chuck Orzechowski

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The AI-Driven Future: Strategic Operations for the Modern COO

            

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  By Jill Tarallo


As we move forward into 2024, COOs are at the forefront of transformative leadership, prepared to navigate through a time of rapid technological advancements and shifting global...

2024: Celebrating 20 Years Serving Operations Executives - Top Ten Insights

What do you do after searching for a community of Operations Executives to work on challenges unique to your role…and don’t find one?  


You build one!

 

That’s exactly what we did in Silicon Valley in 2004. We built the first peer organization in the world exclusively to empower Operatio...

2023 COO Forum Year in Review 

2023 has been a year of growth, accomplishment, giving and some sadness here at COO Forum®. We are very proud of what our nearly 200 Operations Executives have contributed to both the business world and their local communities. And we are excited for what 2024 will bring. 


Let's take a look at 2...

COO Forum®...the Original COO ChatGPT?

Doesn’t it seem like it was only yesterday that we woke up and, suddenly, ChatGPT had swept in and captured all our minds? As COOs/Operations Executives, we are learning a new lexicon of words such as Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI), Artificial General Intelligence...

The Elaborate Budget Dance

Budgets. Love ‘em or hate ‘em? If you are an Operations Executive born after 1922, you've probably run into a budget or two during your career. I certainly have over the past 30 years. In fact, it was during my time in corporate America, after a few budget cycles, that I c...

What is Your COO Type?
Due to its very nature, the COO role is often unclear. Taking the time to think about why you were or are being hired can go a long way in helping you to clarify your role and address important organizational issues. Which of the seven COO types are you?
Are You Creating a Culture of Connection?
Operations Executives spend an inordinate amount of organizational bandwidth fighting the day-to-day challenges. For us leaders, connecting our people to our company’s mission and vision is paramount to success. Be a connector.