.avif)
.avif)
240+ members completed
COHORT-BASED PROGRAM
6 WEEKS
Master the Power Skills That Define Impactful Chiefs of Staff
The leadership skills that separate good Chiefs of Staff from indispensable ones. 6 certification tracks. 22 expert-led live sessions. Built exclusively for PRO Members.
Program Overview
Success as a Chief of Staff demands more than operational expertise. It requires strategic influence, exceptional communication, the ability to lead without authority, and the resilience to thrive in the most ambiguous role in the building.
Power Skills is a continuous professional development program built specifically for Chiefs of Staff. Twice a month, join live sessions led by world-class operators, executives, and coaches who’ve mastered the skills you need. Earn Chief of Staff Network certifications across 6 tracks as you go. Attend sessions in any order, at your own pace. Complete all 6 tracks to earn your Master Chief of Staff designation.
Power Skills is a continuous professional development program built specifically for Chiefs of Staff. Twice a month, join live sessions led by world-class operators, executives, and coaches who’ve mastered the skills you need. Earn Chief of Staff Network certifications across 6 tracks as you go. Attend sessions in any order, at your own pace. Complete all 6 tracks to earn your Master Chief of Staff designation.
What You Get as a PRO Member
- 2 expert-led live sessions per month across 6 certification tracks — from executive communication and strategic decision-making to GTM strategy and crisis leadership
- 22 sessions taught by world-class operators, founders, executive coaches, and senior Chiefs of Staff who've done the work
- Chief of Staff Network certifications as you complete each track — earn your digital badge, add it to LinkedIn, and signal your expertise to your organization and network
- Attend in any order, at your own pace — no cohorts, no deadlines, just consistent growth on your schedule
Course Details
- Format: Live virtual webinars, 60–90 minutes each
- Frequency: 2 sessions per month (1st and 3rd weeks)
- Schedule: 12:00 PM ET, designed for US and European time zones
- Access: Included with PRO Membership; select sessions available for individual purchase
Who Is This For?
- Current Chiefs of Staff who are ready to move from "getting things done" to shaping strategy, building executive influence, and leading at the highest level
- Senior CoS professionals looking to close specific skill gaps; whether that's managing up, leading through change, or understanding GTM
“The Chief of Staff Network has been a game-changer for me. The resources and support provided by the community have helped me excel in my role and make a significant impact on my principal and team.”
Alex Morgan
Chief of Staff, Order.co
Power Skills Courses
.svg)
Executive Influence & Communication
The most effective Chiefs of Staff don’t just relay information, they shape how leaders think, how organizations communicate, and how decisions get made. This track builds the communication and influence skills that separate operational coordinators from strategic power players. You’ll learn to craft narratives that move executives to action, navigate the politics of speaking truth to power, and develop the kind of presence that earns you a permanent seat at the table.
.svg)
CoS Network Issued Certificate
Certification Requirements: 3/4 Sessions
.svg)
Communicating with Impact
Learn how to tailor messaging to different stakeholders for maximum effectiveness.
Executive Storytelling
Develop storytelling techniques to craft compelling narratives that drive buy-in.
Managing Up & Speaking Truth to Power
Learn to challenge and advise executives with confidence and diplomacy.
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Learn how to navigate high-stakes or emotionally charged discussions with executives and stakeholders.
.svg)
Strategic Leadership & Decision-Making
Chiefs of Staff operate in the gap between strategy and execution—which means you need to be exceptional at both. This track develops the strategic thinking, decision-making, and leadership skills that let you drive outcomes without relying on positional authority. You’ll learn to lead through influence, negotiate without a title, make high-quality decisions under uncertainty, and apply the kind of first-principles thinking that earns you a reputation as your CEO’s most trusted strategic partner.
CoS Network Issued Certificate
Certification Requirements: 3/4 Sessions
Leading without Authority
Learn how to build influence and drive strategic initiatives even without direct reports.
First Principles Thinking for Chiefs of Staff
Learn to deconstruct complex problems by breaking them down to their fundamental elements. This approach encourages innovative solutions by focusing on core truths and building from the ground up, empowering Chiefs of Staff to make strategic, evidence-based decisions for long-term impact.
Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
Learn frameworks for making high-quality calls with incomplete information, managing decision fatigue in your principal, and knowing when to move fast vs. when to slow down.
Situational Leadership
Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard developed the Situational Leadership model back in 1969, and while it's been tailored and built upon over the years the core framework lays out four ways of operating as a manager: directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating.
.svg)
Organizational Operations & Execution
Execution is where strategy lives or dies. As a Chief of Staff, you’re the one who makes sure it lives. This track goes beyond basic project management to teach you how to build organizational operating systems that scale, lead across functions without creating bottlenecks, and design the rhythms and processes that turn good strategy into consistent results. These are the skills that make you indispensable.
CoS Network Issued Certificate
Certification Requirements: 3/4 Sessions
Building Your Operating Rhythm (That Scales)
Design the meeting cadences, reporting systems, and accountability structures that keep your executive team aligned — and learn when to evolve them as you grow.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Breaking Down Silos
Learn to diagnose misalignment, facilitate cross-functional decisions, and build bridges between teams that don't naturally talk to each other.
The Science of Effective Offsites
Learn the science behind designing, facilitating, and following up on executive offsites that produce real strategic clarity and team alignment.
Stakeholder Management & Organizational Communications
Learn to map complex stakeholder landscapes and design the communication architecture that prevents the entropy every growing org faces.
.svg)
Leading Through Change & Complexity
Reorganizations, market shifts, leadership transitions, crises—the Chief of Staff is often the first person to know and the last person to panic. This track builds your capacity to lead through the messy, ambiguous, high-stakes moments that define careers. You’ll develop frameworks for change management, crisis leadership, and building the personal resilience that lets you be the calm center when everything around you is moving.
CoS Network Issued Certificate
Certification Requirements: 3/3 Sessions
Change Management & Navigating Organizational Ambiguity
Learn battle-tested frameworks for leading organizational transformations, managing resistance, and operating effectively when the path forward is unclear.
Crisis Leadership & Decision-Making Under Pressure
Learn to lead when crisis hits — balancing short-term triage with long-term strategy when the stakes are highest and the data is thinnest.
Resilience, Energy Management & Sustainable Performance
Learn evidence-based techniques for managing your energy, building resilience, and sustaining high performance without burning out.
.svg)
.svg)
Building & Leading High-Performance Teams
Whether you’re managing a team directly or influencing the performance of teams across the org, your ability to build, motivate, and sustain high-performing groups of people is what drives lasting impact. This track covers the people side of the Chief of Staff role—from building psychological safety and shaping culture to advising on talent strategy and holding people accountable when you’re not their boss.
CoS Network Issued Certificate
Certification Requirements: 3/3 Sessions
Building & Sustaining High-Performance Teams
Learn the research-backed principles of team performance — psychological safety, clear expectations, and accountability structures — whether you manage the team or not.
Culture as a Strategic Lever
Learn to diagnose your organization's real culture, foster a growth mindset across the org, and use your unique position to align culture with strategic goals.
Talent Strategy & the CoS as Talent Advisor
Learn to assess team health, spot high-potential talent, advise on org design, and have the hard conversations about underperformance from your unique vantage point.
GTM Strategy for Chiefs of Staff
Go-to-market is no longer just a sales and marketing problem—it’s a company-wide operating system, and increasingly the Chief of Staff is the one making sure it actually works. This track gives you the strategic frameworks, cross-functional fluency, and operational playbooks to serve as your CEO’s GTM right hand. Whether your company is product-led, sales-led, or figuring it out, this track equips you to diagnose GTM reality, build alignment, and drive revenue-generating execution.
CoS Network Issued Certificate
Certification Requirements: 4/5 Sessions
GTM Is Now Your Job: Diagnosing Your GTM Reality
Learn what GTM actually means, where it breaks down across functions, and how to run a diagnostic that turns executive alignment into prioritized action.
Product-Led Growth (PLG) Strategy
Learn when PLG makes sense, how the PLG tech stack works, and the CoS role in coordinating product, growth, and sales teams around the funnel.
Partnerships & Ecosystem Strategy
Learn to evaluate, structure, and manage strategic partnerships from integration plays to co-marketing and serve as the quarterback between product, sales, and partner teams.
Outbound & Enterprise Sales Strategy
Learn to build a repeatable outbound engine — from ICP definition to deal velocity — and operate the cadence between marketing and sales.
Building Your GTM Operating Rhythm
Design the meeting cadence, metrics, early warning systems, and partnership strategy that keep your GTM machine running — and leave with a 90-day action plan.