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The 4 Moments That Matter in Chief Officer Development
What CPOs should look for, and act on, when supporting their most senior leaders
Moment #1: Preparing to Step Up
Client Success Story: Sara
After a stellar track record in large organisations, Sara joined a fast-growing global business as a senior leader, attracted by its culture and ambition. She performed well, but after 18 months she felt stuck. It wasn’t just the current role, it echoed a deeper pattern that she’d run into before: “always second place, never truly at the top table”.
Moment #2: Struggling to Balance
Client Success Story: Jay
Jay was a high-performing Chief Officer in a multi-billion-pound business - trusted, capable, and delivering strong results. But behind the scenes, he was in personal crisis, and quietly beginning to consider stepping out of the business altogether. Concerned, the CPO brought me in to offer targeted support.
Moment #3: Poised For More
Client Success Story: Amalie
Amalie was a Regional Chief Officer in a global supply chain business. Highly effective and deeply respected, she was seen by both the CEO and the Chair as someone with great potential - a leading player in the business who could go further.
Moment #4: In Succession
Client Success Story: Ruel
Ruel was a high-performing Chief Officer - one of the best - in a multi-billion pound global production company. His delivery was exceptional. His strategic thinking, sound. His execution, flawless. He was known as someone with high standards, relentless energy and an ability to execute at pace.
Coming Home: An Independent Self
Self-Realized Leadership is exactly what it sounds like: leadership grounded in a realization of self.
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