Chief of Staff: The Role, the Craft, the Community

In this episode of Le Podcast, I’m joined by Scott Amenta, community builder, co-founder of Propel, and founder of the Chief of Staff Network. We explore what communities make possible for personal development and leadership, and why the Chief of Staff role is increasingly valuable in early and growth stage companies.We talk about what it means to build a community, how communities have evolved from open groups to more curated spaces, and what a Chief of Staff can bring when a company loses cadence or gets stuck in internal meetings. Scott also shares his view on leadership: vision, team building, and inspiration, and introduces the idea of hiring for exponential add through diversity.In the conversation we cover:what a community builder doesopen communities vs curated private communitieswhy the Chief of Staff role is ambiguous and powerfulwhy chiefs need peers, resources, and a shared narrativehow a Chief of Staff can reduce internal meeting overloadhow to build a leadership team (experience, culture, work style)culture-fit, culture-add, and exponential addlearning from community builders like Alexis Ohanianpractical development advice: find a mentor and find a communityYou can find more references and the transcript in the companion blog post.