{"id":2131,"date":"2017-04-21T12:43:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2017-04-21T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T12:43:46","slug":"being-the-deputy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=2131","title":{"rendered":"Being the Deputy"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is an interesting article<\/a> in the WSJ called “How to be the Best Deputy – When Second is Best”. Having been a chief of staff, chief operating officer many times in my career, being number two is something I’ve really enjoyed.\u00a0 In the article, they talk about the do’s and don’ts: “take satisfaction in behind the scene wins”, “protect the boss from unnecessary surprises” as dos….don’ts include competing with the boss, expecting glory.\u00a0 What have I learned?<\/p>\n

1. Your boss must absolutely trust you. It doesn’t mean you won’t be questioned, but they must trust your judgment.\u00a0 There will be times when you will be a proxy for your boss, have to make decisions when your boss is out of pocket.\u00a0 It’s annoying when you have to say “Let me check with x”.<\/p>\n

2. Your motivation has to be something bigger than you. How the division is doing, how people feel: if you can’t solely be motivated by that, don’t be number two.<\/p>\n

3. You need to be able to tell the boss what they don’t want to hear. Like when an email is tone deaf.<\/p>\n

4. You have to be able to get into the details when your boss doesn’t have the time. Not on everything, but if something looks like a problem, you have to be the one to make sure it’s not.<\/p>\n

5. There is no such thing as tasks which are “beneath you.”\u00a0 You do what needs to get done.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, how you do as a number two isn’t just about how your boss feels about it. It’s as important that your peers see you adding value and making them successful<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s dangerous to create the ivory tower that has just the two of you in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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