Ep. 5 - Why your company needs a Chief of Staff - feat. Dora Nagy

Dora Nagy has worked at Google in Product Marketing and Global Sales Strategy and Operations, and at SoftBank and Kheiron Medical as Chief of Staff. She's an accomplished executive coach for high-growth startups.Dora and I discuss what a Chief of Staff is, why your company needs (or doesn't need!) one, and what makes a great Chief of Staff.We also dove into some of her experiences working with founders and exec teams as a CoS or coach, her experiences with OKRs and other systems, and much more.Time Stamps:00:04 Welcome & intro01:39 What is a Chief of Staff?05:42 The between a COO & Chief of Staff08:01 The Chief of Staff framework (the 5 Ps)11:09 Why and when do companies need a Chief of Staff?13:19 The evolution of a Chief of Staff15:40 Layers of a Chief of Staff18:40 The relationship between the Principal & Chief of Staff20:08 Things that could go wrong between a Principal & Chief of Staff22:05 Chief of Staff vs Executive Assistant24:31 How should someone external work with a Chief of Staff?27:03 When should founders approach Dora?28:34 Dora's experience with the 5 Ps35:02 Dora's thoughts on disagreements within the team39:52 How Dora finds consensus in different types of companies42:56 Dora's coaching experience45:10 The importance of strategy & vision48:57 The power of cross-function conversations50:42 Tool to make it work53:27 How & where to reach Dora55:50 WrapupLearn more about Dora from her website:www.doranagy.com__________The Scaleup Leader is a podcast about helping fast-growing tech companies scale better and execute faster with OKRsI (Richard Russell) am an ex-Amazon & ex-Google product tech lead. Connect with me on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/richardarussellAnd subscribe to my twice monthly email on www.richardrussell.co/subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scaleupleaders.substack.com