CJ Grasso
Meet CJ
CJ Grasso serves as the Business Development Manager, where he is responsible for building, scaling, and optimizing McChrystal Group’s sales processes to accelerate the growth of the company.
What did you do before joining McChrystal Group?
Before joining McChrystal Group I helped lead an interdisciplinary research program at Northeastern University's Global Resilience Institute. In this role, I researched what makes communities resilient to disruptions and helped turn those findings into strategies that practitioners could implement in their own planning efforts.
Why did you join McChrystal Group?
2020/21 were turning points for how organizations across every sector operated and, as importantly, thought about risk and resilience. I joined the McChrystal Group for the opportunity to help leaders navigate these challenges. McChrystal Group's focus on leading at every level provides the chance—and responsibility—for every team member to contribute to our team and clients' success.
What are your favorite books (besides Team of Teams!)?
My library is a pretty eclectic mix of genres, but I recently finished Grant by Ron Chernow. It's a great look into how a fallible and often controversial person can lead with humility amidst crisis. It was also a fascinating “in-the-moment” lens through which to examine the most tumultuous decades in American history. Absolutely recommend the Kindle or audiobook version though—unless you're looking for a solid workout hauling it around.
B.A. Northeastern University
M.S. Northeastern University
MBA (in progress) Northeastern University
Written Articles/ Materials
Insights
Navigating the Rising Cost of Business: Part 1
To navigate the shocks inherent in today's economy and thrive in the market, businesses need to carefully balance pricing action, cost elimination, and productivity improvements. To avoid enhancing one at the expense of the others, corporate leaders must ensure their teams are aligned with the overarching strategy and consistently focused on the right priorities.
Navigating the Rising Cost of Business: Part 2
In Part 1 of our series, we emphasized the foundational role strategy alignment plays in driving the company’s bottom line performance. Now, it is even more important that teams are working in concert with one another to deliver value while ensuring the company’s bottom line remains profitable.
Navigating the Rising Cost of Business: Part 3
How do you ensure your teams are playing the long game? That current execution is linked to your long-term strategy and consistently delivers results for your stakeholders? In this article we focus on how to sustain gains over the long term.
