Charter: Riding Shotgun by Nathan Bennett and Stephen Miles

Companies appoint COOs for very different reasons, and those differences shape what success in the role looks like.

In a new Book Briefing for Charter, Michelle Peng examines the seven COO archetypes featured in the third edition of “Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO,” by our CEO, Stephen Miles, and Nate Bennett.

Whether the COO is an executor, change agent, partner, or heir apparent, each version of the role calls for a different mandate and relationship with the CEO. For HR leaders, those distinctions offer a clearer way to think about how to prepare executives for the role