The 5 Types of a Corporate Chief of Staff

There is no single career ladder or universal set of job responsibilities for a Chief of Staff (CoS). The role, and its expectations, vary widely. But there are patterns found across corporate CoS roles. These patterns are highlighted in the… <ul> <li>Current state and scale of an organization, executive team, and business operations.</li> <li>Key areas of responsibility and initiatives directly owned by the CoS.</li> <li>Experiences and prior roles held by the Chief of Staff.</li> <li>Ways the CoS supports their executive and leadership team.</li> <li>Desired successes and outcomes of the CoS.</li> <li>Expectations of what the CoS runs versus delegates out.</li> <li>Day-to-day calendar and tasks of the CoS.</li> </ul> <h1>Overview</h1> Archetypes distill patterns into simple-to-understand examples. They are a limited, but useful tool. In practice almost all CoS roles are a mix of thes archetypes below. That said, archetypes create a starting place for understanding your job and its expectations. <a href="https://medium.com/leading-literally/the-5-types-of-a-corporate-chief-of-staff-d3386ce3cc7c">Click Here</a>