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CoS Hour: Transitioning from a small private company to a giant public company

Heather Knight, CoS at Wunderman Thompson MSC joins Oliver Belanger CoS at Merit to discuss her search, transition, and onboarding from working in service of the CEO of a 100 person marketing agency to the head of a 20,000 person company within a public holding company.

Published 09/27/22

Navigating the people and process of bureaucracy.

Nabil Uddin, CoS at HelpWear joins Oliver Belanger CoS at Merit to discuss tips and tricks to navigate the people and processes of complex bureaucracies.

Published 09/20/22

Fighting fires in the public sector vs high-growth startups

Michael Whitehorn, CoS to the Secretary of State of Colorado, joins Oliver Belanger CoS at Merit to discuss the differences and similarities of being a Chief of Staff in the public sector and in high-growth startups.

Published 09/13/22

Learning to embrace uncertainty from a decade of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity)

Richard Charette, Chief of Staff at Wells Fargo's Digital Research & Strategy organization joins Oliver Belanger, Chief of Staff at Merit to discuss how to embrace the uncertainty of the Chief of Staff role and use it to transform your life. Join the Voray Chief of Staff Collective, a private community of Chief of Staff leaders -> www.voray.com/apply

Published 08/16/22

Herding cats to accumulate social capital within the organization

Anna Lou, Chief of Staff at Raise Commercial Real Estate, joins Oliver Belanger, Chief of Staff at Merit, to discuss how to use operational excellence to develop a great working relationship with people across the organizations. Join the Chief of Staff Collective, a private community of Chief of Staff leaders -> www.voray.com/apply

Published 08/09/22

Accumulating Social Capital By Building Relationships And Managing Stakeholders

Stakeholders management can make or break the success of your organization. By broadening the pool of people who care about your company’s well being, stakeholders hold an immense amount of sway over the daily operations and success of the organization. On account of this power, it is imperative to plan with them in mind. But how do you take this partnership to the next level of true collaboration? Tiffany Jones, CoS at Bipartisan Policy Center joins Oliver Belanger CoS at Merit to discuss...

Published 08/02/22

Integrating Mission into your organization to create a competitive advantage

Oliver Belanger, Chief of Staff at Merit, sits down with Dean Vanech, Chief of Staff at GUBB & BARSHAY LLP, to discuss Dean's experience reporting to four different principals as a CoS and how mission is integrated into his organization to create a competitive advantage.

Published 07/26/22

Aligning, Leading, and Developing the Organization on Behalf of the Principal

Gretchen Barker, Chief of Staff at TaskUs joins Oliver Belanger, Chief of Staff at Merit to discuss how to help the principal and the organization succeed when you don't have all the answers. To join the Voray Chief of Staff Collective, a private community of Chief of Staff leaders, please apply here.

Published 07/19/22

Moving on as a Seasoned Chief of Staff

Jason McLean, former CoS to the CRO at Splunk joins Oliver Belanger CoS to the CEO at Merit to discuss Jason's journey as a seasoned Chief of Staff moving on from a large publicly traded company, including some of the challenges associated with doing so as a BIPOC. To join the Voray Chief of Staff Collective, a private community of Chief of Staff leaders, please apply here: www.voray.com/apply

Published 07/12/22