Riding Shotgun.

Over the past few years, CEOs and CFOs have been in the spotlight, and the public at large has come to better understand the important role these C-suite executives play in the development and success of an organization. Similarly, the profile of chief information officers (CIOs) has been heightened with the increased use of IT across organizations.

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At the same time, the leadership role of the chief operating officer (COO) has gone largely unheralded. Yet, for many companies, this position is an important one for the grooming of CEOs, and for delivering results on a day-today, quarter-to-quarter basis.

The COO role finally gets its due in Riding Shotgun: The role of the COO. To bring greater understanding of this little-understood position, the authors talked at length to current and former COOs, asking them questions about their responsibilities, expectations, and the challenges that come with the title. For executives on the way up, this book makes an interesting primer on a rarely-discussed topic.

By Nathan Bennett and Stephen A. Miles. Published by Stanford University Press. For more information visit www.sup.org.