Chief of Staff: Why You Need One

Matt (Coach to the CEOs of Brex, Coinbase, and many others) breaks down the importance of hiring a Chief of Staff, why you need one, how to find one and major mistakes to avoid when finding the right person for the job.

If you find that you are simply not completing the goals you set for yourself each week, or you do so but some or many of the tasks are energy-draining, then it is time to hire a Chief of Staff.

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CHAPTERS 📖
00:00 Intro
00:53 Successfully hiring and onboarding a Chief of Staff
02:58 How to find a Chief of Staff
03:55 Mistakes to avoid while hiring a Chief of Staff

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[bh.outside]

Just dropping in to say this is one of the most underrated business / leadership channels on YouTube.

[maneeshapte]

Hey Matt- it blows my mind that you don’t have more views and more subs than you currently do…your content is soooo helpful for me. Thanks so much for putting this out there please keep doing what you’re doing!!

[marwanelesk]

Awesome video highlighting my new role, thanks Matt.

[rubadubtube]

Helpful video. Looking at Chief of Staff roles as potential for a 3rd act. Thank you.

[tommasotosi]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us Matt. It's precious.

[dearphilippe]

The most underrated channel in the world

[wealthpotion]

Amazing content Matt, appreciate you sharing this freely and openly. Many VC's also require (or strongly recommend) their portfolio companies hire a Chief of Staff.

[GauravSharma]

Fantastic insights, very timely! About to hire a CoS.

[afrancocf]

I agree with @Maneesh Apte's words.
Great content, Matt. Thank you.

[nshxradio]

I’m a fCoS working 2 different firms, I find myself being super successful in one of the firms i’m supporting and somewhat failing on the other, of the biggest sticking point I’ve had is access to my executive, I couldn’t agree more, that just doing special projects tends to limit my capacity to support my exec, because of the lack of context on upcoming projects and key decisions on why were’ doing such and such. Instead of being a force multiplier, I end up being a bottleneck. -Nash C, fCoS, ex-McKinsey

[rashijindal]

I am currently looking for a COS role, and have similar / management consulting experience as highlighted in the video above.

[MatthieuVlogs]

Hi Matt! Thanks for the tremendously informative video! I'm coming from one of the three consulting shops you mentioned and am considering CoS roles for a few years down the road. As someone who hasn't yet had much exposure to the tech world, what are some of the most common productivity tools you mentioned at 1:40? Many thanks!

[pentateuch]

All staff members are hired for a job description and duties required at GiGi's Playhouse nyc

[romulo_gomes]

Hi Matt, thanks for the tips. I’ve never heard of this role before, it seems like a great idea.

You mention that this should be your first hire. Maybe you mean that for a company that already has X employees, right?

[Tech_Advisor_to_CXOs]

I don't understand the need for a chief of staff. The functional leads should be handling matters related to that function. So if development is too slow, that's a conversation for the CEO to have with the CTO. If marketing isn't working well, that's a conversation for the CEO to have with the Head of Marketing. And so on.

What value does the CoS add?

[nathanturner]

What size organization justifies a Chief of Staff, Fortune 500 level companies?

[mohammadfaridsattar]

Hey Matt, im a CEO at my company and would love to get some 1-1 coaching, let me know how we can get in touch!

[nolan]

Hey Matt - thanks for the helpful video. As someone looking to position themselves for a Chief of Staff role in the future, what sort of roles are ideal for the “one or two roles in the tech world” after consulting and before Chief of Staff?