{"id":4878,"date":"2023-09-13T08:13:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silta.es\/juantatay\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2023-09-13T08:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:13:35","slug":"how-to-hire-a-chief-operating-officer-siftedeu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silta.es\/juantatay\/how-to-hire-a-chief-operating-officer-siftedeu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to hire a chief operating officer @siftedeu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The chief operating officer (COO) tends to be the second-in-command to the CEO \u2014but at the early stages of a company, their responsibilities can overlap heavily.<\/p>\n<p>Origen: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sifted.eu\/articles\/how-to-hire-a-chief-operating-officer?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=flagship_newsletter&amp;utm_content=12-09-23&amp;utm_term=wants_main_newsletter\">How to hire a chief operating officer | Sifted<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{'indent':1,'type':'bulleted'}]\"><strong>&#x1f914; How to hire a chief operating officer.\u00a0<\/strong>Jens Joseph Mannanal, COO at Berlin-based creator economy startup Passionfroot, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.sifted.eu\/click\/32687917.6236\/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaWZ0ZWQuZXUvYXJ0aWNsZXMvaG93LXRvLWhpcmUtYS1jaGllZi1vcGVyYXRpbmctb2ZmaWNlcj91dG1fc291cmNlPXNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWZsYWdzaGlwX25ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MTItMDktMjM\/62f5ee3cc59eb693fd01f70dBc04ded0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>shares his tips<\/strong> <\/a>for hiring a COO as an early-stage startup, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{'indent':1,'type':'bulleted'}]\"><strong>Hire someone who can take on complexity<\/strong> \u2014 \u00abA COO should be hired when a startup\u2019s operational complexity increases beyond the current team\u2019s capacity&#8230;This is also usually when the founding team\u2019s time and attention are too divided and you need a dedicated leader to oversee operations and wider strategy execution.\u00bb<\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{'indent':1,'type':'bulleted'}]\"><strong>Find someone who wants autonomy<\/strong> \u2014 \u00abThey can\u2019t be waiting around to be told what to do \u2014 this is a senior C-suite role, not just a glorified assistant to the CEO.\u00bb<\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{'indent':1,'type':'bulleted'}]\"><strong>Don\u2019t hire a micromanager<\/strong> \u2014 \u00abThey need to focus on making it easier for the team to carry out their tasks, not try to do the tasks for them.\u00bb<\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{'indent':1,'type':'bulleted'}]\"><strong>Look for solid operational experience <\/strong>\u2014 \u00abYou can also look at candidates with strategy consulting backgrounds, although the ideal is a candidate who has held a leadership role in a scaleup, as they\u2019ll come with the skills and growth mentality inbuilt.\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chief operating officer (COO) tends to be the second-in-command to the CEO \u2014but at the early stages of a company, their responsibilities can overlap heavily. 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