The COO's Corner Podcast

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Welcome to The COO's Corner Podcast, a podcast for COOs, consultants, business owners, and other C-Suite executives who want to improve operational resiliency and transform their organizations. Listen to the experiences of international experts who have walked the path less traveled, who are heart-centered, tenacious superhumans who share their insights, superpowers, best practices, and inspirational stories in leading organizational excellence. Subscribe to The COO's Corner and get twice-monthly access to authentic, unscripted expert content from the best of the best across the world.

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Joy - Key to organizational productivity growth

Jun 04 2023 58 mins  
Can you imagine a workplace where joy is a driving factor for success? Join me as I chat with Marguerite Orane, the owner of Free and Laughing Incorporated, who shares her mission to help others live, work, and lead with joy. With a diverse background as a Harvard MBA, entrepreneur, and mindfulness meditation practitioner, Marguerite provides valuable insights on cultivating happ

Episode 22: Juggling it all in a crisis - the whole matter of priorities with Jill Maidment

May 01 2023 50 mins  
How well do you juggle priorities during a crisis? Learn from executive business coach and mentor Jill Maidment as we explore effective time management, assessing and prioritizing tasks, and aligning daily activities with key objectives. Drawing on the wisdom of Steven Covey, we emphasize the need to schedule priorities rather than simply prioritizing what's already on our sch

Episode 21: Grow and Drive Innovation - Insights from James Barrood

Apr 17 2023 40 mins  
In this episode, I had the pleasure of exploring the importance of innovation in driving #success in business operations, #leadership, personal #growth, and resilience with innovation guru James Barrood. We discussed the concept of "innovate or die" and how it's still relevant in today's disruptive climate. We also looked at the critical role of leadership in fo

Episode 20: Exploring Strategies for Building Operational Resilience in Season 2

Apr 16 2023 6 mins  
Welcome back to the COO's Corner Podcast, where we dive deep into business operations, leadership, personal growth, and resilience. I'm your host, Tamar Nelson, and I'm thrilled to announce the long-awaited Season 2! We've had a successful first season, and I am so grateful for your support and feedback from around the world. In this new season, we'll embark on

Episode #19: Stress - Making it work for you and not against you

Sep 11 2022 51 mins  
How do we differentiate the good stress from the bad stress that is present in our lives today, and what exactly is stress? Can we really live a stress-free life? Is it even possible?   Our guest on today's show, Scarlette Acevedo is a registered member of the Australian Counseling Association, Public Health Association of Australia, and the International Union for Health Prom

Episode #18: Journey to the COO role: Advancing your Career's Velocity - Part 2

Aug 22 2022 37 mins  
This is the second episode of a two-part series, and we'll continue our discussion today with Gina Riley, an authority in the area of career transition and development. Our first part of the series (Episode 14) unfolded the whole anatomy of a COO from the basic core functions to the intricacies of the dynamics that need to surround the COO.   Whether you're planning to become

Episode #17: Making your Operational Ecosystem Simpler, Faster, and Better

Jul 17 2022 54 mins  
Is your goal to make your operations become simpler, faster, and better?  Well, this is the episode for you!   Bruce Carnohan, often referred to as “The Guy in the Blue Shirt”, a seasoned 30-year veteran of 27 different industries, joins us in this episode of The COO's Corner. He has helped high-potential team members, leaders, and business owners save time and money

Episode #16: How to build a VIRTUAL TEAM that can help you grow your business

Jun 30 2022 50 mins  
Building and managing a remote team is very different than doing it in the office. How can you successfully lead your people virtually? How do you create trust and allow for a proper and ongoing communication stream? Richard Phu, the Head of Operations at Outsourcing Angel, is going to walk us through that and much more today. Richard is an expert on successfully creating and leadi

Episode #15: Curiosity and Leadership in the Digital Economy - A Match Made in Heaven

Jun 16 2022 50 mins  
In today's episode, we welcome Dr. Alison Horstmeyer, a former Fortune 500 executive who is now a talent development facilitator, executive coach, and humanistic researcher.    Dr. Allison Horstmeyer is considered one of the pioneering humanistic researchers in the workplace curiosity area. Among her publications are peer-reviewed journals and mainstream business mag

Episode #14: Journey to the COO role - Advancing your Career's Velocity

Jun 02 2022 48 mins  
In this first episode of a two-part series, Tamar brings on Gina Riley, an authority in the area of career transition and development. Tamar and Gina will be unfolding the anatomy of a COO – from basic core functions to the intricacies of the dynamics they must form with the professionals they’ll be surrounded with. As Gina will explain, there are no two COOs quite alike. Their