Ryan Pershad talks with David Nebinski, Founder of A Chief of Staff, about what the Chief of Staff role is and is not. He recently started his fourth Chief of Staff role. Ryan explains the different CoS archetypes, why he thinks an “AI Chief of Staff” misses the point, what to learn in your first 90 days, how to build relationships, why he keeps coming back to the role.
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Episode highlights:
2:00: How the Chief of Staff role can be as a business “slasher”
6:00: How the role of a Chief of Staff can be keeping the business focused on its North Star
8:30: How the role can require entrepreneurial energy and influence without authority
15:00: AI can augment a human Chief of Staff, but not replace the human work
23:15: The CoS role can be a career in itself, not a stepping stone
26:15: Being of service as a source of fulfillment as a CoS
30:30: What to learn in your first 90 days as a new CoS
34:30: Build relationships by offering help, not just asking for time
40:15: Know when to act as a proxy, and when to step aside
48:45: Lead with value and reduce noise in communication with external stakeholders
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