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Dallas CoS Meetup (Tue Mar 25)
2025-03-25 19:00

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Amsterdam CoS Borrel (Mar 27)
2025-03-27 13:00

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CoS Fundamentals Course (March - May)
2025-04-02 12:00

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CoS Connect Reunion (April 3rd)
2025-04-03 12:00

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CoS NYC Mixer (Thur Apr 3)
2025-04-03 18:30

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Denver CoS Meetup (Thurs Apr 3)
2025-04-03 20:00

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Berlin CoS Roundtable (April 10)
2025-04-10 12:00

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Chicago CoS Meetup (Thurs April 10)
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CoSN Member-Only POD Program (April-May)
2025-04-14 12:00

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CoS Network Info Session and Speed Networking (Apr 16)
2025-04-16 12:00

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CoS SF Connect Pre-Event (April 17)
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Dallas CoS Meetup (Tue Mar 25)
2025-03-25 19:00

Dallas CoS Meetup (Tue Mar 25)

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Amsterdam CoS Borrel (Mar 27)
2025-03-27 13:00

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CoS Fundamentals Course (March - May)
2025-04-02 12:00

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CoS Connect Reunion (April 3rd)
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CoS NYC Mixer (Thur Apr 3)
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Denver CoS Meetup (Thurs Apr 3)
2025-04-03 20:00

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Berlin CoS Roundtable (April 10)
2025-04-10 12:00

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Chicago CoS Meetup (Thurs April 10)
2025-04-10 19:00

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CoSN Member-Only POD Program (April-May)
2025-04-14 12:00

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CoS Network Info Session and Speed Networking (Apr 16)
2025-04-16 12:00

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CoS SF Connect Pre-Event (April 17)
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Nov 13
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Prompt Engineering (Oct 8)
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Oct 9
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Design Thinking For Strategic Planning (9/24)
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Sep 30
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Defining Your X-Factor As A CoS (8/6)
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What You Need To Know About a PEO (8/1)
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The Chief of Staff Mindset (7/16)
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Boost Your Efficiency: 5 Essential Tips for Daily Productivity(6/20)
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Jun 24
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The Operator's Handbook - Process Improvement
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May 23
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Heather Saldinger
Chief of Staff Network Member

Heather Saldinger

Chief of Staff Network Member
1/31/22
#ask-for-help

Review Self Assessment time! I’m stuck with how to respond to “What two

professional development goals do I want to accomplish in 2022?”

As a background: I’ve been with the company (tech startup 130 employees)

5 years and was promoted 1 year ago from a SR. EA to COS (no backfill no plans

to backfill) I’m supporting a team of 7 ELO members so I do a LOT. I’m

learning the ropes as I grow into the role (some changes include more

involvement with our Board, owning agenda, decks for our weekly ELO/leadership

meetings QBRs as well as being a more active participant, project management

with cross functional teams for weekly sprints related to our rally cry,

defining objectives, etc).

My Ask: With everything on my plate my honest response would be that I

want to grow into the role where I feel more comfortable and hit my stride so

that I can excel in it. How do I phrase this as a positive without committing

myself to taking on more work/responsibility/training/classes/etc?

Performance Reviews
Heather Saldinger

Heather Saldinger

Chief of Staff Network Member
1/31/22

Review Self Assessment time! I’m stuck with how to respond to “What two

professional development goals do I want to accomplish in 2022?”

As a background: I’ve been with the company (tech startup 130 employees)

5 years and was promoted 1 year ago from a SR. EA to COS (no backfill no plans

to backfill) I’m supporting a team of 7 ELO members so I do a LOT. I’m

learning the ropes as I grow into the role (some changes include more

involvement with our Board, owning agenda, decks for our weekly ELO/leadership

meetings QBRs as well as being a more active participant, project management

with cross functional teams for weekly sprints related to our rally cry,

defining objectives, etc).

My Ask: With everything on my plate my honest response would be that I

want to grow into the role where I feel more comfortable and hit my stride so

that I can excel in it. How do I phrase this as a positive without committing

myself to taking on more work/responsibility/training/classes/etc?

<div class="slack__response-card"> <div class="slack__author-info"> <img src="https://dl.airtable.com/.attachments/64dd3d49862d242e83f13dd2d4b85037/07ccc990/LindseyOSullivan.jpeg" loading="lazy" alt="Lindsey O'Sullivan" class="slack__author-img" /> <div class="slack__author-date"> <a href="https://www.chiefofstaff.network/members/lindsey-osullivan" class="slack__author-link w-inline-block" ><h2 class="slack__author-name">Lindsey O'Sullivan</h2></a > </div> </div> <div class="slack__rte is--reponse w-richtext">I think that if you can effectively scope an improvement in any one of those areas listed, in a way that would benefit the ELO and/or the business, then it would be a totally worthwhile goal! Maybe calling out a specific project you&#x27;re managing and detailing KPIs for it&#x27;s effective execution. Or if you&#x27;re sharing any responsibility that you ultimately want to own, it could be as easy as a full transition to you and the steps that will need to take place in order to get to that state of full ownership.</div> </div> <div class="slack__response-card"> <div class="slack__author-info"> <img src="https://dl.airtable.com/.attachments/fb52ab43ac9d70902a215e580e195074/cea67983/Headshot.jpeg" loading="lazy" alt="Heather Saldinger" class="slack__author-img" /> <div class="slack__author-date"> <a href="https://www.chiefofstaff.network/members/heather-saldinger" class="slack__author-link w-inline-block" ><h2 class="slack__author-name">Heather Saldinger</h2></a > </div> </div> <div class="slack__rte is--reponse w-richtext">Thank you, great idea!</div> </div>