When to Stay, When to Grow, When to Go

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Bloomberg just called the Chief of Staff the CEO's secret weapon in the AI age. The moment is real. What you do with it is the harder question, and that's what this week is about.

This week:

New on the blog: when to stay, when to grow in place, and when to go
Chief of Staff Connect returns to New York, October 22 and 23
Events in Dallas, Mumbai, Riyadh, and more

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Scott

When to Stay, When to Grow, When to Go

Bloomberg ran a piece last week on the $400,000 Chief of Staff, and the numbers behind it are real. Postings for the role more than doubled last year. The count of people holding the title in North America has more than tripled since 2021. The role is having the best moment it has ever had.

But read that same article closely and you notice the catch: the role it describes is all over the map, from carrying the bag to cracking open new markets. That variance is where careers in this role get decided. The real question isn't your next title. It's whether you're closing the distance to the strategic version of the role, and whether your current seat is helping. Our new post breaks the decision into three calls, stay, grow in place, or go, with the tells for each.

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🤝 Chief of Staff Connect returns to New York

On October 22 and 23, Connect comes back to New York for two days with senior Chiefs of Staff building the next generation of company execution. This year's theme is From Force Multiplier to Builder: the shift from amplifying leaders behind the scenes to owning the systems, programs, and operating models that move the business forward.

Expect sessions on architecting operating systems that scale, shipping projects that move metrics, and stepping into the Chief AI Architect seat. If you're driving strategic initiatives or leading transformation, this is your peer group, in the middle of Manhattan.