
In this episode, we sit down with Aarti Bhatnagar, former Chief of Staff at Change.org and Guild, and now executive coach and facilitator.
Aarti shares how she built a career as a generalist, navigated defining moments like company-wide layoffs, and discovered her superpower at the intersection of operations and people.
We dive deep into the role of the CoS in strategic planning, including:
How to drive alignment without formal authority
Common pitfalls in planning (and how to avoid them)
Aarti’s original C-FLEX Framework for effective strategy execution
Why owning your narrative is the most underrated leadership skill
Learn more about her work at Cadence Operators: https://cadence-operators.com/
Learn more about Chief of Staff Launchpad: https://www.chiefofstaff.network/chief-of-staff-launchpad?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=cos_podcast_aarti_bhatnagar