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Interviewing My COO on Running a 27 Person Team Across 10 Time Zones

Impact School with Lauren Tickner
Impact School with Lauren Tickner
Episode • Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 49m

Page and Brin, Buffet and Munger, Jobs and Wozniak. Every great founder has the right hand in their corner ready to push one another to achieve incredible things. At Impact school, we have Noor, our COO and my right-hand woman. Noor began as a client of Impact School and has risen to become one of the most integral figures here as she keeps the cogs turning and ensures we continue to deliver on our promise to help every single one of our clients.

In this episode, Noor makes a rare public appearance.

We discuss 

  • How she started out in business
  • The hardest part about being a COO
  • What it’s like managing a team of 27 people daily
  • How you can become a better leader

9:26 Transitioning from running your own business to working in a startup

19:56 The difference between management and leadership

28:34 How do you assess qualities when hiring someone?

40:48 What is the hardest part about being a COO?

122:18 Things that would empower you to become a better leader, sooner?

1:30:21 What are you aiming to achieve in the next 5 years?

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