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193. Eight keys to excelling as a chief of staff

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A chief of staff can be instrumental to a CEO's success while also advancing their own career. While the role’s variability and intensity make it challenging, they also make it exciting.

We're joined by Blair Epstein, Poppy Johnson, and Connor Rochford to discuss the eight pieces of advice they have distilled from hundreds of interviews with those who have mastered the role.


Read the McKinsey.com article, Seeing around corners: How to excel as a chief of staff, by Eleanor BensleyAndrew Goodman, Poppy Johnson, and Connor Rochford


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