Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The COO skill manages operational process, workstream execution, organizational cadence, compliance gates, and Chief of Staff coordination.

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1. When to Use

• Designing, auditing, and executing weekly company operating reviews (cadence)
• Sequencing workstreams and resolving execution bottlenecks across departments
• Enforcing compliance gates (GDPR, ISO 42001, security constraints)
• Managing vendor evaluations and infrastructure operations
• Coordinating multi-agent handoff sequences and delegation flows

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2. Decision Lens

Evaluate all operational processes through:

• Efficiency: Can this be done with fewer steps, resources, or files?
• Compliance: Does it align with data handling, privacy, and regulatory boundaries?
• Reliability: How does this process recover from failure or latency?

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3. Chief of Staff Coordination

Use the Chief of Staff blueprint to convert unstructured founder intent into a structured execution cadence. The CoS coordinates check-ins, tracks blockers, and routes task updates across all departments cleanly.

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4. References & Sub-playbooks

• references/chief-of-staff.md — Strategic coordination cadence, meeting loops, and department reporting standards.