Main Responsibilities Of A Chief Of Staff At United Launch Alliance
Joshua's role as Chief of Staff at United Launch Alliance involves translating "strategic level decisions down to the operational levels," ensuring company alignment by connecting disparate resources and fostering a culture change from a legacy mindset to "forward-thinking thought processes." This requires navigating "the gray area," constantly interacting with various groups to identify and remove roadblocks.
Project Management, Leadership, Communication, Problem-Solving, Strategic Thinking
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Joshua Adams
Project Manager
United Launch Alliance
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
MBA - University of North Alabama
Industrial, Supply Chain Management
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense, Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain
Operations and Project Management
Worked 20+ Hours in School, Veteran
Video Highlights
1. Translating strategic decisions into operational plans and aligning different levels of the organization is a crucial aspect of the role.
2. Connecting disparate resources within the organization to remove roadblocks and improve efficiency is a key responsibility.
3. Facilitating cultural change and promoting forward-thinking approaches to problem-solving are important aspects of the job.
Transcript
What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
In my current role as chief of staff, my responsibilities are pretty broad. It's a wide aperture for a job, and I operate within the gray area.
A main portion of my job is translating the strategic level down to the operational levels. This means taking executive-level decisions, made with a broad context from politics to major money investments, and translating those initiatives back down to the operational teams.
I make sure our middle managers and technicians are operating in the same direction, ensuring everyone is aligned. A big part of this is connecting resources that otherwise wouldn't be connected. Company alignment is probably the biggest goal of my job.
On a daily basis, I interact with different groups, going from meeting to meeting to pitch my input and gather information. I also gauge cultures and attitudes around the facility. Wherever I detect a barrier or roadblock, I connect resources and help alleviate those issues.
A big part of my role is also culture change. This involves shifting a legacy mindset of "we do this because we've always done it this way" to one that reframes questions like, "I understand you said this is impossible, but if it were possible, how did we do it?" This helps reshape mindsets into forward-thinking thought processes.