I recently started a job as COO of a new company. We have pivoted our direction to the point where my skills have become the most valuable in the organization, and there is no one else on staff who can fulfill my role. I noticed the CEO started panicking and becoming nervous. Additionally, I felt like the CTO and VP of Engineering were slowing me down and getting in my way. Do you have any thoughts on how I should handle this?
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Lone_Ranger 3 1y ago
Wrong forum.
financehardo420 1y ago
I’m not gonna lie I have no exp in the professional field yet; much less c-suite but I am in a top business school so sorry in advance for the overall generic response.
Pretty much as a leader you should try to encourage everyone to work together as a team. Try asking CTO/engineer/ceo for their inputs and opinions on certain tasks to make them feel more involved.
Read through 48 laws of power; I feel like that offer much more helpful advice in this scenario. @deeplydisturbed would probably have some of the best inputs here
whytehorse2021 1y ago
Hire me on as a consultant. I've built companies from the ground up and taken them to multi-millions before selling them off. I've dealt with pathological narcissists, hostile take-overs, druggie workers, false sexual harassment allegations against my workers, and yes, a deadbeat dad with 6 child support claims. I've had to act as CEO, CTO, CFO, HR, manager, every role.
Anyway, you're the new guy. You can get the changes you need done and blame the consultant(me). :) See how that works? Ever watch "Office Space"? I'll come in and "fix the glitch". Call me an efficiency expert. While I'm at it I'll knock 25% off your overhead so you'll look good to the board.
Now is actually the right time to be pivoting. AI is going to make a lot of companies obsolete. I can guarantee this is what has them panicking.
No-Stress-Cat 1y ago
I lernt 2 kode...but I digress.
whytehorse2021 1y ago
Yeah coding is dead now and everyone is like "learn a trade". Trades will be dead in 2 years just like coding. I look at the trucking depression and just shake my head.
No-Stress-Cat 1y ago
Seems like the only options left are to be a mortician or an IRS agent. The two things guaranteed in life are death and taxes.
whytehorse2021 1y ago
We'll see... Longevity research may change that pretty soon.
AbusiveFather1 1y ago
I don’t think anything game-changing would be available to the public. I’m not the smartest guy around and I could very well be wrong, but it seems to me that management is looking to replace us, permanently (AI, Boston dynamics, Covid)
whytehorse2021 1y ago
Already have that weight loss drug. GLP-1 or whatever. Anyhow, big money is investing in it now. Insurance companies will see many of these treatments as saving money over the lifetime of a person. Fat people cost a shitload as their knees go bad, diabetes kicks in, hypertension, etc.
EurasianChad 1 1y ago
Meeting and communicate directly and respectfully your concerns with the other company leaders.
If you are more competent, show results of competency & are actually moving the company towards it's goals, I'd seriously ask for higher compensation for the work you put in and have these people get out of your way with their neuroticism.
In the real world, results matter over "position".
oowiw 1y ago
You need to be more specific about the company size and details to get valuable insight here.
I'm guessing from the fact you've made a significant pivot, that it's a smaller startup. At the end of the day it's irrelevant who's most valuable to the organization, whoever has the most interactions with the board is in control.
Why do you think the CEO is panicking?
How are the CTO and VP Eng slowing you down?
In the absence of more detail the best way to handle this is to mend those relationships. If you're already the most valuable to the company don't worry about CTO and VP Eng slowing you down, worry about getting along. If you think the CEO is nervous that the board will replace him with you, you need to assuage his worries, or he'll pre-poison that ground just in case.
Keep on being valuable but mend and maintain those relationships. At the end of the day, if the board replaces the CEO, they'll be asking others in the company about you.. like the CTO and VP Eng... At the scale of company I suspect you're at, one bad review is enough risk for the board to bring in someone from outside anyway.
deeplydisturbed 1 1y ago
DM me and we can talk
Not enough details
Vermillion-Rx Admin 1y ago
Not really. Just because i lack expertise on this. 48 Laws of power comes to mind and your probably violated numerous of the laws in your ascension to greatness
First-light 2 1y ago
Look to who holds the decision making cards in the company, who actually can fire you? Personally get friendly with this guy or group of people, learn about his motives for the pivot and show him you are leaning into them. Then carry on doing the excellent job he wants without making any fights. If others start them, talk to the boss in a non sneaky way and get him to end them.
A lot of the time complicated decisions are made on gut feelings and human reactions -at least if thigs are finely balanced -if two good members of a good team are becoming rivals the boss will usually end up backing the one he feels "gets him" Its often simpler and more human than we like to think.