Q&A: COOs of Democracy Nonprofits Reflect on a Year Unlike Any Other
“When you’re more virtual, different people shine in different ways. The skillset of a COO comes to the forefront because if you look at the data and science of who makes a good leader, it’s different for a virtual leader. That potentially impacts CEOs and COOs.” – Erica Schoder, R Street Institute
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“My self-care improved out of necessity. This year, we created a culture where we thought about self-care, were intentional about it, and incentivized it. The idea I would actually go for a walk during a meeting would have never happened before the crisis. We realized we needed to model it as leaders. We held ourselves accountable to it. Before, it was a little bit of lip service.” – Erica Schoder, R Street Institute
