“Does the COO role risk becoming a glass ceiling… a position from which accomplished women leaders stoke the industry’s growth, in a perpetual supporting role, without breaking into the CEO boys’ club?” Leigh Gallagher. WomensHistoryMonth
Rebecca Minkoff and Leigh Gallagher speak onstage during the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen conference at Monarch Beach Resort on November 14, 2017 in Dana Point, California.March 30, 2018, 12:52 AM GMTWhat do Belinda Johnson at Airbnb, Jennifer Berrent at WeWork, Maëlle Gavet at real estate and technology firm Compass and Sara Clemens at video-streaming platform Twitch have in common? They’ve all been appointed chief operating officer at a thriving tech company within the past year.
Speculating can be tricky, particularly due to the nature of the COO role. “The No. 2 position, male or female, is very often a behind-the-scenes role; the COO does the inside work, the unglamorous stuff, so that the CEO can shine and be external and set the vision,” Gallagher told Brzezinski on the set of Morning Joe.
For some women, the supporting COO role could provide just the right path to make an impact. A 2017 Korn Ferry study calledrevealed that out of 57 current and former female CEOs, only 12 percent thought they wanted to be a CEO. “More than half of them had to be asked or tapped on the shoulder,” Gallagher told Brzezinski.
Gallagher encourages women COOs to double down on the leadership skills that got them to where they are today. She suggested that they get out there and make a name for themselves. Essentially, they should aspire to become a face for the brand. “Try to have a say in the vision,” Gallagher encouraged. “Make the decisions that really guide the company rather than just executing.”
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