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COO?

You didn't sign up to put out fires.

COOs sign up to build systems. To drive strategy. To scale.

But right now...

You're spending 10 hours a day fixing yesterday. Again.

Reclaim your time. Stop the second-guessing.

Be the strategic partner they actually need.

The view from the COO's seat is lonely.

If you’re reading this, you're the Second-in-Command. The Integrator.

The person who makes the Visionary’s dreams happen.

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And right now, Urgent is beating Important every day.

Your CEO floods the day with ideas. You're expected to execute. Now.

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Working for a visionary is exciting until you’re the one on the hook to make it real.

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You've become the "Chief Firefighter."

You're the practical one. The "No" person. The bad guy.

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You can’t get to the strategic work because you’re too busy fixing yesterday. Again.

The Alignment Diagnostic

The Alignment Diagnostic is a paid discovery process that reveals the issues you fight daily...

The ones you ignore, and the ones you shouldn't ignore any longer.

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It’s not fun. It’s necessary.

Here's how we change your math:

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Bring any crisis.

Bring your current disaster. We dissect it. We solve it.

You leave with a battle plan.

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We'll break down the processes.

We don't just put out the fire. We rebuild the system so it never ignites again.

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Script the hard talks.

No more feeling like a glorified assistant. We'll script the difficult conversations together. Until your authority matches the weight you carry.

I sat in your chair for twenty years.

I know the weight. I know the isolation.

I also know the way out.

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You don't need another course. You don't need more theory.

You need a partner who speaks your language.

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Competence creates confidence.

I give you the tools to look like you’ve been doing this for two decades.

Don't delay your own progress again.

You know what happens if nothing changes. You’ll fight the same fires next year. 

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The COOs who do this diagnostic move faster. They stop losing sleep.

They advance their careers because they finally have results to show for their stress.

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Don't let another year dissolve into "busy."

Group Coaching & Peer Support

Strategy & Performance

Hands-on Building & Execution

"I don't have time."

If you're too busy to fix your systems, you're too busy to succeed.

One hour here saves you ten hours of clean-up next week.

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"My CEO won't pay for this."

This isn't personal coaching. It’s an operational expense.

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Show them how this increases their freedom and protects the bottom line.

They’ll ask where to sign.

Get the truth.

If you're tired of the grind and ready for the strategy, take the Diagnostic...

Testimonials

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"Diane analyzed our efforts...and offered integration thoughts, ideas, and recommendations that made our Annual Pulse Meeting A great success...""

Keith Curran 

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About 

You can tell Diane that your team makes avoidable mistakes. Or even that your CEO stops making sense to you sometimes.

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She’ll help you uncover the through-line, decode the why, and partner with you to fix it. 

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A master second-in-command (with a minor in being a visionary herself*) Diane can see an entrepreneur’s vision, and the path to get there. Her 25 years of hands-on experience puts your challenges into context and often lets you shortcut to the solution.

 

*Just kidding, her master’s is in Management/Management Information Systems and she’s PMP® certified.

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