Leadership team

Example names and roles for a fictional company.

Dana Whitfield

Chief Executive Officer

Sam Okafor

Chief Operating Officer

Lena Ortiz

Chief People Officer

Arjun Mehta

Chief Financial Officer

Prepare a useful question

A concise request gives your manager useful context for identifying the next handoff.

  1. 1

    State what you need

    Describe the decision, information, or support that would help.

  2. 2

    Add essential context

    Name the affected work or teams and explain what has already been tried.

  3. 3

    Check the route

    Ask your manager which role or channel is appropriate before taking the question further.