Book Briefing: Riding Shotgun by Nathan Bennett and Stephen Miles
Charter
The updated edition of Riding Shotgun outlines how modern COOs must blend execution with forward‑thinking to meet evolving c‑suite demands.Summary
The new edition of "Riding Shotgun" by Nathan Bennett, a Georgia State University professor, and Stephen Miles, an executive coach, offers a roadmap for aspiring COOs in an era where the c‑suite’s demands are rapidly changing. The authors argue that the traditional separation between the CEO’s focus on the future and the COO’s focus on the present has blurred, requiring COOs to combine operational steadiness with agility and forward‑looking strategy. They emphasize that the speed and scale of transformation today demand COOs who can execute efficiently while also anticipating and shaping future organizational needs.
(Source：Charter)