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What a COO Actually Does in a Growing Organization
Catherine Otto 6/29/26 Catherine Otto 6/29/26

What a COO Actually Does in a Growing Organization

The one where we learn how COOs add value to growing organizations through clarity, systems, planning, communication, and disciplined leadership

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The Hidden Costs of Operational Chaos
Catherine Otto 6/22/26 Catherine Otto 6/22/26

The Hidden Costs of Operational Chaos

The one where we highlight the hidden costs of organizational chaos.

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Three Steps to Increase KPI Effectivess
Catherine Otto 6/15/26 Catherine Otto 6/15/26

Three Steps to Increase KPI Effectivess

The one where we learn how to create needle-moving KPIs.

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Why Charter Schools Burn Out Operationally
Catherine Otto 6/8/26 Catherine Otto 6/8/26

Why Charter Schools Burn Out Operationally

The one where we learn why charter school leaders burn out.

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When Should a Nonprofit Hire a Fractional COO?
Catherine Otto 6/1/26 Catherine Otto 6/1/26

When Should a Nonprofit Hire a Fractional COO?

The one where we highlight five scenarios where non-profits would benefit from a fractional COO.

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Five Basic Leadership Principles to Inspire Performance
Catherine Otto 5/26/26 Catherine Otto 5/26/26

Five Basic Leadership Principles to Inspire Performance

The one where we return to the basics of leadership.

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What exactly is “operations”, anyway?
Catherine Otto 5/19/26 Catherine Otto 5/19/26

What exactly is “operations”, anyway?

The one where we learn what “operations” means.

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How to identify (and decrease) burnout
Catherine Otto 4/20/26 Catherine Otto 4/20/26

How to identify (and decrease) burnout

The one where we learn how to identify and decrease burnout.

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6 Reasons Your Startup Needs a Fractional COO in 2026
Catherine Otto 4/13/26 Catherine Otto 4/13/26

6 Reasons Your Startup Needs a Fractional COO in 2026

The one where we address growth-induced chaos.

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What Makes a Good Fractional COO
Catherine Otto 4/6/26 Catherine Otto 4/6/26

What Makes a Good Fractional COO

The one where we learn who to choose.

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What a Fractional COO looks like in Education
Catherine Otto 3/30/26 Catherine Otto 3/30/26

What a Fractional COO looks like in Education

The one where we focus on education operations.

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When to hire a Fractional COO
Catherine Otto 3/23/26 Catherine Otto 3/23/26

When to hire a Fractional COO

The one where we learn about problems a part-time operations executive should solve

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What is a Fractional COO?
Catherine Otto 3/17/26 Catherine Otto 3/17/26

What is a Fractional COO?

The one where we learn about fractional COOs

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AI Will Eliminate Roles—Upskilling Is Not Optional
Catherine Otto 10/20/25 Catherine Otto 10/20/25

AI Will Eliminate Roles—Upskilling Is Not Optional

The one where we learn to adapt to the unavoidable

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Conflict: The Billion-Dollar Leadership Blind Spot
Catherine Otto 10/6/25 Catherine Otto 10/6/25

Conflict: The Billion-Dollar Leadership Blind Spot

The one where we learn the daily financial cost of conflict, and how to lead through it

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Leadership Lesson 5: Leadership is Not About You
Catherine Otto 9/29/25 Catherine Otto 9/29/25

Leadership Lesson 5: Leadership is Not About You

The one where we learn to focus on others

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Leadership Lesson 4: Cracking the Leadership Code
Catherine Otto 9/22/25 Catherine Otto 9/22/25

Leadership Lesson 4: Cracking the Leadership Code

The one where you decide if we’ve cracked the code to great leadership

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Leadership Lesson 3: Lazy? Think Again.
Catherine Otto 9/15/25 Catherine Otto 9/15/25

Leadership Lesson 3: Lazy? Think Again.

The one where “laziness” is really about a lack of understanding and flow

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Leadership Lesson 2b: Good Leaders Inspire… People Who Aren’t Exactly Like Them
Catherine Otto 9/12/25 Catherine Otto 9/12/25

Leadership Lesson 2b: Good Leaders Inspire… People Who Aren’t Exactly Like Them

The one where we learn that people are different (or maybe you already knew that)

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Leadership Lesson 2: Good Leaders… Inspire?
Catherine Otto 9/10/25 Catherine Otto 9/10/25

Leadership Lesson 2: Good Leaders… Inspire?

The one where type A people achieve record-breaking type A results

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