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Office of the CEO 101

What the Office of the CEO is, why it matters, and the signals that it's time to build one.

• 1.1What is the Office of the CEO?The team that exists to maximize the impact of the CEO, and why you'd build one.→
• 1.2Top 7 benefits of an Office of the CEOFrom a higher-impact CEO to sustainable growth, the seven returns of building the office.→
• 1.36 surprising benefits of the Office of the CEOThe hidden, human upside, less stress, more time, and a longer, better life as CEO.→
• 1.46 triggers that compel CEOs to build an Office of the CEONew funding, a first-time seat, a skills gap, an overloaded plate, the moments to act.→
• 1.58 warning signs that you need to build the Office of the CEOThe alarm bells, bottlenecked decisions, burnout, restless investors, a mile-long list.→
• 1.66 CEO objections to building the Office of the CEO (and how to handle them)Time, budget, timeline, where-to-start, team, competing priorities, answered.→