Blog tagged as Professional Development

You’re Not the COO I Hired: How COOs Can Find and Sustain Alignment
This article lays out a practical playbook: how to assess CEO/COO alignment during the interview process, how to invest in it once you’re in the chair and how to sustain it years into the future.
2024 COO Forum Year in Review

2024 was a year of firsts and twentieths for COO Forum. We celebrated 20 years of serving Operations Executives and the broader operations community. From our humble beginning in Silicon Valley to our reach across many of the world's time zones, we continue to honor our mission: provide Operati...

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. 


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The Benefits of a Peer Community
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.