Dreams with Deadlines
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“Rewirement” and Laurie’s caree...
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Jul 12 2022 48m
Chapter 1 1 min
About the many hats that Laurie wore during a long career at AT&T and the venture she has more recently launched as a business coach for high-level leadersChapter 2 2 mins
“Rewirement” and what it means to pivot not into retirement but into an opportunity to leverage skills sets, experience and passions in new waysChapter 3 1 min
About the 3C’s that form the basis of Laurie’s trusted advisory practiceChapter 4 54 sec
Breaking down the role of chief of staff into five partsChapter 5 2 mins
Laurie’s take on the servant-leader role that chiefs of staff play, which is shaped by the requirements and needs of specific leaders at any given momentChapter 6 1 min
Why developing relationships and ensuring alignment among various team members is a critical aspect of performing the Chief of Staff functionChapter 7 2 mins
How it feels to work for a Fortune 10 company on the cutting edge of innovation, including the exhilaration (as well as occasional exhaustion and loneliness) associated with being integral to critical decision-makingChapter 8 1 min
Laurie shares strategies she deployed with the leaders she served at AT&T, challenging narratives, providing perspective, highlighting risks and rewards and pushing back where necessaryChapter 9 2 mins
Ultimately a chief of staff’s highest purpose is to see what needs to be done and then ensure that, one way or another, it happens efficiently and effectivelyChapter 10 36 sec
More about the chief of staff’s highly strategic nicheChapter 11 3 mins
About where the chief of staff function should sit organizationally and whyChapter 12 1 min
Laurie touts the 4D Productivity System as a helpful filter for chiefs of staffChapter 13 19 sec
About the power of time blocking, which places all planning in an intentional framework that modulates energy and maintains focused prioritiesChapter 14 3 mins
More helpful tools for chiefs of staff, leaders and really anyone at any levelChapter 15 31 sec
Laurie’s ChiefSpace group coaching program targets chiefs of staff, who generally lack a support network, offering them a cross-industry opportunity toChapter 16 3 mins
About the book Laurie is writing which is the book she wished she had when she first started in her chief-of-staff role. It will demystify the job and offer adviceChapter 17 7 mins
How to turn challenges into foundational opportunitiesChapter 18 3 mins
About the primary leadership lesson that Laurie has learned: To speak her truth early and often. It isn’t about being liked. It’s about expressing yourself as a leaderChapter 19 2 mins
Laurie shares what’s top of mind for her in advancing her work as a transformational coach and advisor, cultivating health and wellness and keeping a calendar that reflects her philosophy that time is energy. “I want to give my clients and my family and myself the best energy I can,” says Laurie