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Chief of Staff vs. External Consultant: Understanding the Differences

In today’s complex and rapidly changing business landscape, leaders often rely on various professionals to support their decision-making and operational effectiveness. Lonely Leaders often need sparing partners who will signal risks and bring fresh views and experience to the table. 

In this piece, I’ll share my point of view on the leaders’ supporting roles, and their differences, that is Chief of Staff (CoS) and the External Consultant. While both positions aim to provide valuable insights and guidance to leaders, they differ in their scope, responsibilities, and nature of their engagements. 

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4 Myths busted & Top qualities of the MBA

Starting the MBA, shortly after pandemic outreach, while I was shaping what I would like to do professionally in my life, was the best decision I could make. 

I’ve chosen the University of Łodź, as it seemed the most reasonable approach. It is a really decent program, quite old for polish MBA reality, and it has some cool unique features (CIM certification is one of them). 

My motivation was a mix of complementary factors. Firstly I wanted to structurize my purely experience-driven business knowledge. I’ve been in business for eleven years, from co-founding a company from scratch to being its CEO and co-owner while it was a 30 people software house, and I didn’t have any structured business education at all. I believe that a degree in evolutionary biology helped me to understand some business mechanisms, but it is more a conceptual approach than real practical knowledge. Secondly, I wanted to channel my professional path towards consulting. MBA complies with this plan. Thirdly, I’ve heard that it is a cool way to exchange experiences with badass people. 

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