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# Great COO — Series Index
- URL: https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-index/
- Published: 2026-05-11T04:03:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-19T00:13:07.000Z
- Description: A COO should fill a specific operating gap, with the role changing as the organization scales. Examine archetypes, CEO partnership, proxy authority, decision rights and company metabolism, then design accountability and cross-functional execution without creating a new bottleneck.
- Author: Antoine Buteau
- Tags: #Great COO, Series Index

**Great COO** is a 10-part series. Use this page as the table of contents and read the posts in order.

## Read the series in order

1. [The COO Is the Operating System Behind the Company](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-1-the-coo-is-the-operating-system-behind-the-company/)
2. [When You Actually Need a COO](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-2-when-you-actually-need-a-coo/)
3. [The COO Role Changes at 30, 300, and 3,000 People](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-3-the-coo-role-changes-at-30-300-and-3-000-people/)
4. [COO Archetypes: Which Operating Gap Are You Filling?](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-4-coo-archetypes-which-operating-gap-are-you-filling/)
5. [The CEO-COO Partnership: Trust, Tension, and Proxy Authority](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-5-the-ceo-coo-partnership-trust-tension-and-proxy-authority/)
6. [Decision Rights: How COOs Prevent Organizational Fog](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-6-decision-rights-how-coos-prevent-organizational-fog/)
7. [Company Metabolism: Cadence, Flow, and Operating Debt](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-7-company-metabolism-cadence-flow-and-operating-debt/)
8. [Cross-Functional Execution Without Becoming the Bottleneck](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-8-cross-functional-execution-without-becoming-the-bottleneck/)
9. [Accountability Without Bureaucracy](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-9-accountability-without-bureaucracy/)
10. [The COO Operating Model Audit](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-10-the-coo-operating-model-audit/)

Start with [The COO Is the Operating System Behind the Company](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-1-the-coo-is-the-operating-system-behind-the-company/). If you want the practical diagnostic, jump to [The COO Operating Model Audit](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/great-coo-series-10-the-coo-operating-model-audit/).