COO simulation for emerging leaders
Ian Johns
Founder & Ex Chief Architect @ KCL
Step into the COO hot seat and lead a failing organisation
For all mid career professionals and emerging leaders one of the best ways to accelerate your career and demonstrate board level smarts is to start thinking like a Chief Operating Officer long before you get there.
In this workshop you get thrown in the deep end as the new COO for Holes, a fictional mining company with an ambitious strategy, a legacy org structure, a messy operational environment and an extensive risk log.
You'll be coached in how to use AI to analyse the source data, make strategic decisions and present your bold vision to the board of governors and majority shareholders.
Each participant receives a follow up 30 minute 1:1 session to help apply their learnings to their personal career action plan.
What you’ll learn
Go beyond tactical management and think about your business end-to-end, articulate a compelling vision and project C-suite authority
Redeploy capabilities and governance controls to align with the corporate strategy and streamline operations
Learn when to rely on AI for fast analysis and scenario testing and when human ethics and slow judgement is non-negotiable
Deploy AI to audit customer feedback, risk logs, employee sentiment, asset registers and org charts to identify operational friction
Pitch for capital investment for your phased roadmap and defend your decisions under high-pressure executive scrutiny
Workshop agenda
The Case Study
Learn about Holes, a fictional mining company struggling to adapt to changing customer demand and government regulation. Deploy AI to find and analyse the company's current pain points.
The TOM
Draft and test structural solutions with AI that augment and reorganise Holes existing capabilities into a new fit for purpose operating model.
Chart the Roadmap
Sequence development plans into short, medium and long term milestones calling out the capital investment, risk mitigation and objective key results to get there.
Make the Pitch
Build executive presence with a boardroom simulation and get immediate feedback and coaching on clarity, rigour and framing.
Debrief
Reflect on where AI accelerated the process and where human judgement proved essential.
Post Workshop Planning
Access a 30 minute 1:1 coaching session to build your personal career action plan, apply frameworks to your role and industry, and explore curated resources to accelerate your career journey.
Learn directly from Ian
Ian Johns
Founder, former Chief Architect at KCL with 20+ years in digital transformation
Who this workshop is for
Emerging Leaders who want to practice high stakes problem solving and exec scruting under time pressure.
Department Managers who have been tasked with overhauling an underperforming business unit and don't know where to start.
Transformation Managers who struggle to link planned investments to sentiment analysis and organisational structures
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Ian Johns in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Career action plan
30 minute 1:1 coaching to build your career plan and track your progress.
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Run a cohort for your org
A dedicated cohort with a custom schedule and curriculum, tailored to your team.
Book a private cohort$300
USD
11am–2pm EST