Armstrong Wolfe Institute
Knowledge and capability enhancement within business management
• Embedding Leadership at all levels
• Operationalising Purpose
• Culture – intelligence and improvement
• Business manager to COO modular training
• 1st Line Business Controls and Conduct
• Business Manager and COO Mentoring
• Executive Coaching
Our mission is to make the COO a globally recognised profession through accreditation and consequently business management a go-to career destination.
Our purpose is to raise the profile and impact of the COO across financial services by equipping this community to meet the demands of ever changing markets and to create value through enhanced execution and innovation.
We have designed 3 programmes* to help:
Innovation Hub
Engine of best practice innovation
Leadership and Performance
Leadership and culture go hand-in-hand. Fundamentally, good leaders result in teams that want to follow them, especially in troubled times – whereas poor leaders precipitate those that want to leave, even when the going is good. Attraction and retention of talent has never been more crucial; attrition never more closely monitored.
Conduct and Controls Training Programme
The challenge from our clients is to provide a practical training on ‘what good looks like’ in a business-led CIB Conduct and Controls Programme. Strong Controls are a key pillar for establishing high Business Conduct standards.
Goals of the Institute:
Redefining Roles
Redefine the role of the Operating and Control Officer functions, from Business Manager to COO or CCO to meet the emerging challenges of the finance industry and in a way that drives business value and builds trust.
Advancing Development
Advance the development of innovation, solutions, competencies and skills in a targeted, balanced manner to support the COO and CCO’s evolving function.
Developing Opportunities
Develop opportunities and a career path for talent from diverse backgrounds to bring rich perspective and an effective source of leadership in this critical role, whether direct from secondary/tertiary education or laterally from other functions or industries.
Leadership and Performance
Conduct and Controls Training
The challenge from our clients is to provide a practical training on ‘what good looks like’ in a business-led CIB Conduct and Controls Programme. Strong Controls are a key pillar for establishing high Business Conduct standards.
Innovation Hub
Drive independent research and development of innovative concepts and ideas or frameworks (leveraging the Armstrong Wolfe forums) to effect solutions and drive value creating activities.
iCOOC Membership
Our membership is one degree of separation from the executive. They are the ambassadors of conduct and the ‘COO’ a trademark for innovation, execution and ethical behaviour. They are uniquely positioned to transform financial services, add value to the society of nations and support the global economy.
iCOOC’s mission is to help them meet this challenge by working better together to build a brighter future for all.
WCOOC
Our diversity, equity and inclusion programme strives to support the underrepresented by leveraging the influence and good will of the female global COO community.
Advisory
We are committed to protecting the reputation of Armstrong Wolfe as the trusted partner to the COO community and the individual reputations of our alumni members.
COO Academy
Raise the profile and impact of the COO and CCO functions in Finance by driving innovation, while redefining and enhancing their roles and capabilities.
Collaboration
The collaborations encompass the Armstrong Wolfe’s quarterly COO forums across several regions.
Podcasts
Listen to content on demand from our most recent events and Mental Health Awareness Week.
Conduct & Culture Summit
Watch the entire Conduct & Culture Summit on Demand or register your interest for our next event.