Episode 141

Is What You’re Doing What You Should Be Doing? Absolute vs. Relative Decisions

Jon Fasoli, Chief Product Officer at Mailchimp

In episode #141, Jon Fasoli, CPO at Mailchimp, differentiates between absolute versus relative decisions and how to bring new ideas to life.

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Episode 140

How Do You Think About Time? The Psychology of Value per Hour and Getting More Done

Nick Sonnenberg, Founder of Leverage

In episode #140, Nick Sonnenberg, author and CEO of Leverage, emphasizes that time is not equal and every hour may not have the same value.

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Episode 139

Climbing New Heights With Value-Based Leadership: The Highs and Lows of Building and Scaling a Business

Felicia Bochicchio, CEO of Unbounce

In episode #139, Felicia Bochicchio talks about Unbounce's "people first" philosophy, which involves creating an environment where everyone can bring their best selves to work, learn collectively, and grow together to create their best work.

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Episode 138

How to Leverage The Art of Feedback to Transform Your Career

Raj Sarkar , Startup Advisor

In episode #138, Raj Sarkar emphasizes the importance of feedback throughout his career journey and how you can leverage it to grow.

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Episode 137

The Backbone of a Successful Team: 1:1s, Skip Levels, and the Delegation Framework

Spencer Norman, VP of Engineering at Privy

In episode #137, Spencer Norman shares his delegation framework and the secret to having a successful team.

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Episode 136

Go Beyond Fixing It: How the VP of Engineering at Box Approaches High-Stake Change

Tamar Bercovici, VP of Engineering at Box

In episode #136, Tamar Bercovici, shares her approach to mission-critical projects and how to approach high stake changes.

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Episode 135

Voices, Votes, and Vetos: Who Is Making the 100 Million Dollar Decisions?

Jason Warner, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

In episode #135, Jason Warner explains the true role of senior leaders within organizations and who should be making the decisions.

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Episode 134

Becoming a Genius Maker: Liz Wiseman’s Approach to Multiplying Your Team’s Potential

Liz Wiseman, Author and CEO of the Wiseman Group

In episode #134, Liz Wiseman dives into being a multiplier versus a diminisher and the problem with people who are too helpful.

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Episode 133

Culture Is A Competitive Advantage: How to Approach The Changing Psychology of The Workforce

Steve Cadigan, Author and Talent Strategist

In episode #133, Steve Cadigan shares how organizations can re-engineer roles and build alumni communities to retain top talent.

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Episode 132

Are You A Transactional or Transformational Leader? How to Build Frameworks For Success and Design Your Time

Dan Martell, Author and Founder of SaaS Academy

In episode #132, Dan Martell gives tactical advice on optimizing your time and energy as a leader, and how to avoid being transactional.

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Episode 131

Every CEO Needs A Great COO: Understanding the Second In Command

Cameron Herold, Founder of COO Alliance

In episode #131, Cameron Herold, Founder of COO Alliance, explains the often misunderstood executive position of COO and why CEOs need one.

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Episode 130

From Zero to Scale: How to Pick a Market, Find the People and Build the Systems

Dave McJannet, CEO of HashiCorp

In episode #130, Dave McJannet, CEO of HashiCorp, shares his top insights and lessons learned from taking a company from zero to scale.

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Episode 129

Hypergrowth in Engineering Organizations: How to Hire, Grow and Support the Atomic Unit of a Team

Lena Reinhard, Leadership Coach & Consultant

In episode #129, Lena Reinhard shares her tactical approach to building the habit of strategic thinking and maintaining a high standard.

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Episode 128

Strategic Thinking, Fire Fighting, and Balcony Moments: How To Make Time For It All

Hillery Hunter, CTO of IBM Cloud

In episode #128, Hillery Hunter shares how she is purposeful with her time, her process of prioritization, and the lessons learned at IBM.

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Episode 127

Leading With Authenticity, Acting With Vulnerability: How to Navigate Different Wants With Your Team

Mike Adams, Co-founder and CEO of Grain

In episode #127, Mike Adams, Co-founder & CEO of Grain, shares stories of how he showed vulnerability and chose to lead with authenticity.

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Episode 126

The Real Definition of Workplace Flexibility and How to Achieve It

Ben Eubanks , Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse

In episode 126, Ben Eubanks breaks down the true meaning of workplace flexibility, work democracy and autonomy.

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Episode 125

Building a Human-Centric Organization: Emphasizing Emotional Safety, Location Freedom, and Massive Diversity

Tony Jamous, CEO & Founder of Oyster HR

In episode #125, Tony Jamous explains how he built a human-centric organization that emphasized trust, transparency, and engagement.

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Episode 124

How Retrospectives, Public Channels, and Asynchronous Meetings Foster Inclusive & Culturally-Diverse Teams

Alexandra Sunderland, Senior Engineering Manager at Fellow

In episode #124, Alexandra Sunderland shares the power of async meetings and exactly how she runs her not-so-typical engineering retros.

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Episode 123

Lessons from a 5x CTO: How to Retain Talent and Run Skip Level 1:1s Through Rapid Growth

Rob Zuber, Chief Technology Officer at CircleCI

In episode #123, Rob Zuber, CTO at CircleCI, explains his process with skip-level meetings and how to fail gracefully.

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Episode 122

Raising the Bar from Day 1: Why Talent Acquisition and DEI Go Hand in Hand

Jackye Clayton, VP of Talent Acquisition and DEIB at Textio

In episode #122, Jackye Clayton, VP of Talent at Textio, explains how she sets the bar from the very first interview with candidates.

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Episode 121

A Compass Is Better Than a Roadmap: Becoming a Manager of Managers

John Gleeson, Vice President of Customer Success at Motive

In episode #121, John Gleeson shared his insights on leveraging data to ask better questions & his philosophy of understanding the why.

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Episode 120

How Slack’s SVP Approaches Culture, Focuses on Outcomes, and Provides Flexibility

Brian Elliott , Executive Leader of Future Forum and SVP of Slack

In episode #120, Brian Elliott, SVP of Slack, shares how managers are coping, what workplace culture is & how to offer real flexibility.

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Episode 119

The Habits of Purposeful Leaders: How to Build Systems of Productivity & Improvement

Mike Murchison, CEO of Ada

In episode 119, learn how Mike Murchison uses an async mindset to increase productivity, clarity and decision-making with his team.

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Episode 118

Building a Cohesive Culture: How You Bring People Into an Organization Is How You Set Them Up

Jevan Soo Lenox, Chief People Officer at Insitro

In episode 118, Jevan Soo Lenox, CPO at Insitro, dives into the importance of building a cohesive culture across an organization.

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Episode 117

Rewiring Management: How the Brain Comes Into Play with Leadership

Rajkumari Neogy, Epigenetic Coach

In episode #117, Rajkumari Neogy shares how the left and right hemispheres of the brain communicate in the workforce.

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Episode 116

Are You Overvaluing Speed at Work? How to Rethink the Virtual World With an Async Mindset

Chase Warrington, Head of Remote at Doist

In episode #116, Chase Warrington explains how to ensure impact, unite employees around work, and prevent isolation in a remote world.

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Episode 115

Focus On the How, Not Just the What: Creating an Uplifting Environment to Scale

Mychelle Mollot, Chief Marketing Officer at Solace

On episode 115, Mychelle Mollot emphasizes the importance of creating an uplifting environment with all team members.

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Episode 114

How Microsoft’s Former VP of Human Resources Optimizes Clarity, Vision and Feedback

Chris Williams, Former Microsoft VP of HR

On episode 114, Chris Williams, leadership advisor and former Microsoft Vice President of Human Resources, shares the importance and power of clarity and vision.

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Episode 113

Why Creating Systems of Continuous Feedback Is a Requirement to Scale

Bilal Aijazi, CEO and Co-Founder of Polly

On episode 113, Bilal Aijazi shares the importance of feedback in a remote world and why it is a requirement to successfully scale a company.

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Episode 112

Don’t Hog All the Problems: Why You Need to Include Your Team When Problem Solving

Karen Mangia, Vice President of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce

On episode 112, Karen Mangia shares how to create choices for and with your employees and why that is crucial when leading a team.

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Episode 111

Roger L. Martin (Author of Playing to Win) on The Difference Between Strategy and Planning

Roger Martin, Author and Strategy Advisor

On episode 111, Roger Martin shares how to be strategic before acting and the difference between strategy versus planning.

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Episode 110

Leading In a Volatile Economy: How to Create Sustainable Work Through Recognition

Matt Martin, CEO and Co-founder of Clockwise

On episode 110, Matt Martin, Co-founder of Clockwise, shares his insights on growing in a volatile economy.

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Episode 109

Achieving Productive Outcomes: How to Unlock Creativity Within Your Team

Melissa Rosenthal, Chief Creative Officer at ClickUp

On episode 109, Melissa Rosenthal dives deep into what it takes to lead creative teams while staying aligned and being a creative unblocker.

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Episode 108

Lessons from a Bootstrapped Startup: The Value of Team Building, Divergent Thinking, and Tiger Metrics

Zack Onisko, Chief Executive Officer at Dribbble

On episode 108, Zack Onisko, CEO at Dribbble, shared his journey at a growing bootstrapped startup and all the lessons learned along the way.

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Episode 107

Reaching a Constant State of Improvement: How to Build Confidence Within Yourself & Your Team

Carly Brantz, Chief Marketing Officer at DigitalOcean

On episode 107, Carly Brantz shares how she created connections in a scaling company and why curiosity is important in management.

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Episode 106

Running Remote Teams: Applying the Hierarchy of Communication to Even the Remote Playing Field

Liam Martin, Co-Founder of Time Doctor & Running Remote

On this episode, Liam Martin, the Co-Founder of Time Doctor, shares his thoughts on hybrid and remote work in today's world.

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Episode 105

Giving Away Your Legos is Half the Battle: How to Leverage Task-Relevant Maturity and Situational Leadership

Cristina Georgoulakis, Founder Outcomes Partner at 776

On this episode, Cristina Georgoulakis from Seven Seven Six, talks about balancing a company's triple bottom line and task-relevant maturity.

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Episode 104

Aligning Expectations vs. Reality: How to Create Successful Environments, Self-Discipline, and Momentum

Joel Beasley, Host of Modern CTO

On this episode, Joel Beasley of Modern CTO, shares how you can align expectations versus reality and create an environment for success.

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Episode 103

The Big 3 of Leadership: How to Develop Engaged Employees and Better Business Results

Russ Laraway, Author: When They Win, You Win

On this episode, Russ Laraway discusses the difference between good and bad advice, and what the ‘big 3’ is for manager effectiveness.

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Episode 102

Making the Workplace More Human: How Everybody Wins with DEI

Erin Thomas, VP, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Upwork

On this episode, Erin Thomas from Upwork, shared what programs were put in place to ensure trust-building and employee development.

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Episode 101

Are You Drinking Your Own Champagne? The Success and Failures of a Product Launch

Brendan Ittelson, Chief Technology Officer

On this episode, Brendan Ittelson, CTO of Zoom, shares how he ensures successful product launches and explains the importance of root cause.

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Episode 100

From PayPal Mafia to Viral Startups: How David Sacks Leads Growth at Iconic Companies

David Sacks, General Partner at Craft Ventures

On episode 100, David Sacks, partner at Craft Ventures, shares his top management insights and how he led growth at iconic companies.

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Episode 99

Being an Unflappable Leader: Why Human-Centered Management Leads to Better Performance

Karen Hebert-Maccaro, General Manager, Education at Morning Brew

On episode 99, Karen Hebert-Maccaro, General Manager,Education at Morning Brew, shares why extreme unflappability is not always a good thing.

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Episode 98

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: How to Use Emotional Regulation and Waterfall Habits to Be a More Conscious Leader

Jen Hope, Business and Leadership Coach

On episode 98, Jen Hope talks about emotional regulation and why imposter syndrome is sometimes oversimplified at work.

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Episode 97

Hold the Mirror, Don’t Paint the Picture: How to Lead an Experienced Team and Coach Underperformers

David Hanrahan, Chief Human Resources Officer at Eventbrite

On episode 97, David Hanrahan, CHRO at Eventbrite, shares what it means to ‘hold the mirror, but don’t paint the picture’.

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Episode 96

The Gift of Being Heard: How to Nurture Relationships and Have Impactful Conversations

Patrick Ewers, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Mindmaven

In episode 96, Patrick Ewers, CEO of Mindmaven, talks about the superpower of fellowship and the importance of taking care of relationships.

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Episode 95

When You Mess Up, Fess Up: Why Self-Awareness Is a Leadership Superpower

Heidi Hauver, Vice President, People Experience at Shinydocs

In episode 95, Heidi Hauver shares why self-awareness is a leadership superpower and shares the similarities between leadership & parenting.

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Episode 94

Hiring, Training, Learning: The 3 Elements of Building High-Performing Teams

Dan Greene, Sr. Vice President of North American Sales and Growth at Impossible Foods

In episode 94, Dan Greene shares the three elements of building high-performing teams: hiring, training and learning.

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Episode 93

If It’s Perfect, It’s Too Late: Why You Should Give Up Tasks and Delegate Projects

Lloyed Lobo, Co-founder of Boast.AI

In episode #93, Lloyed Lobo, Co-founder of Boast.ai, shares why the more you give up as a leader, the better.

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Episode 92

The Best Managers Don’t Rescue, They Coach: Why Your Goals Should Be Thrilling, Important, and Daunting

Michael Bungay Stanier, Author of ‘The Coaching Habit’ & ‘How to Begin’

In episode #92, Michael Bungay Stanier dives deep into what it really means to coach and performance versus development-based coaching.

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Episode 91

Does Your Team Bring You Bad News? How to Know If You Have a Reward or Fear-Based Culture

Anna Curzon, Chief Product Officer at Xero

In episode 91, Anna Curzon, Chief Product Officer at Xero, shares how to distinguish if you have a reward versus fear-based leadership style.

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Episode 90

When There’s Doubt, There’s No Doubt: How to Protect Culture and Eliminate Hiring Biases

Nick Dimitrov, Founder of Bar Raiser

In episode #90, Nick Dimitrov, former Amazon Bar Raiser, talks about how leaders can acknowledge and eliminate hiring biases.

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Episode 89

Stop Telling People What They Should Be Doing: How to Motivate and Acknowledge Employees On An Individual Level

Paul Parisi, Head of Silicon Valley Bank Canada

In episode 89, Paul Parisi, Head of SVB Canada, shares what being a strategic leader means and how to talk to people on an individual level.

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Episode 88

Can You Take a Problem from Beginning to End? How to Read Signals and Manage “Synthesizers”

Scott Williamson, Chief Product Officer at GitLab

In episode 88, Scott Williamson, CPO at Gitlab, breaks down what it means to be a servant leader and how to manage synthesizers on your team.

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Episode 87

You Won’t Have All the Answers: Why Being Intellectually Honest and Disassociating from Ideas Makes You a Better Lead

Rémi Guyot, Chief Product Officer at BlaBlaCar

In today’s episode, Rémi Guyot explains what it means to be intellectually honest and how to help someone when you don't have the answers.

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Episode 86

Don’t Be the CEO of Happiness: Why Culture is Defined by a Team

Colleen McCreary , Chief People, Places, & Publicity Officer at Credit Karma

In this episode, Colleen McCreary talks about why she is not the CEO of culture but rather the product manager of systems and tools.

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Episode 85

Stop Playing the Blame Game: How to Approach Conflict and Become a Self-Aware Negotiator

Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, CEO of Alignment Strategies Group

In this episode, Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler shares what her process of reflection looks like and what leaders can do to help resolve conflict on their teams.

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Episode 84

Are You a Lateral or Vertical Thinker? Why Thinking Outside the Box is a Leader’s Superpower

Paul Sloane, Innovation Consultant

In this episode, Paul tells us about being an open-minded leader and how open-mindedness can break thinking patterns in order to become more innovative.

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Episode 83

Change Yourself, Change Your Team: The Underrated Leadership Principles All Good Managers Follow

Peter Anderton, Director of Internal Alignment

In episode 83, Peter Anderton walks us through his two rules for leadership, which one is most important, and why leaders need to inspire their teams to own projects.

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Episode 82

‘Authentic’ is Better than ‘Decisive’: Why Great Leaders Meet Uncertainty with Curiosity

Steven Goldbach and Geoff Tuff, Authors of "Provoke: How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws"

In episode 82, Steven Goldbach and Geoff Tuff, explain why authenticity triumphs decisiveness and offer their insights on human behaviours and experiences.

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Episode 81

Embracing Change and Mimicking Chaos: Why Leaders Need to Cringe Fast and Early

Hamza Khan, Author of "Leadership, Reinvented" and "The Burnout Gamble"

Tune in to episode 81 to dive into the four hallmarks of inertia and what leaders should do once they see these signs with Hamza Khan.

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Episode 80

Are You a Micromanager or a Coach? Why Leaders Should Avoid Giving Advice and What To Do Instead

Dr. Julia Milner, Leadership Professor at EDHEC Business School

In episode #80, Dr. Julia Milner tells us why leaders shouldn’t give advice right away and what they should aim to do instead.

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Episode 79

Do You Need a Decision-Making Framework? How to Empower Your Team to Take Ownership through Intrinsic Motivation

Kevan Lee, VP of Marketing at Oyster

In episode 79, Kevan Lee shares why he uses intrinsic motivation with his team and how he offers feedback to encourage more positive behaviour.

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Episode 78

Hire for Curiosity Over Experience: How Willingness and New Perspectives Lead to Transformational Results

Hamish Thomson, Author of "It's Not Always Right to Be Right"

In episode 78, Hamish Thomson shares why hiring people who think exactly like you is a mistake and why you need diversity of thought on your teams.

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Episode 77

The Art of Being an Optimist: Framing Meetings as Ceremonies and Obstacles as Opportunities

Matt Davey, Chief Experience Officer at 1Password

In episode 77, Matt Davey, Chief Experience Officer at 1Password, shares how to frame meetings as ceremonies and obstacles as opportunities.

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Episode 76

The Mood of the Meeting: How to Keep Energy Levels High and Be a Good Steward of Time

Steven Rogelberg, Author of The Surprising Science of Meetings

In episode 76, Steven Rogelberg talks about why energy matters in meetings and how leaders can improve engagement with a display of high energy.

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Episode 75

Shifting from Peer to Manager: How to Onboard and Coach Your Team to their Full Potential

Renee Solorzano, Director of Product Design at Faire

In episode 75, Renee Solorzano, Director of Product Design at Faire, shares how to onboard and coach your team to their full potential.

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Episode 74

Most Goals are Wrong: How to Decide What’s Worth Pursuing and Become an Expert in Anything

Paul Lem, Serial Entrepreneur and Author of Master Life Faster

In episode 74, Paul Lem tells us why most of the goals we set are wrong and how to decide which items are worth pursuing.

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Episode 73

Driving Engagement Through Career-Making Moments, Disruptive Perspectives, and Data

Phylicia Jones, Senior Director, Global Talent Development at PagerDuty

In episode 73, Phylicia Jones dives into data and what to do after you have received feedback so you can turn it into actionable steps.

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Episode 72

Kim Scott (Author of Radical Candor) on How to Get Sh*t Done Fast and Fair in the Workplace

Kim Scott, Co-Founder at Just Work and Radical Candor

In episode 72, Kim Scott, author of Radical Candor and Just Work, teaches us how to get things done fast and fair at work.

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Episode 71

The Art of Growing Up: Using the Challenges of Leadership to Attain Radical Self-Inquiry

Jerry Colonna, CEO of Reboot.io

In episode 71, Jerry Colonna shares his insight about asking questions as a leader and how to examine reasons and choices in a unique way.

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Episode 70

How Amazon Raised the Hiring Bar and Leveraged Narratives for Decision-Making

Colin Bryar, Former Vice President of Amazon

In episode 70, Colin Bryar shares how Amazon improved their hiring process with Bar Raisers and why they ditched Powerpoint during decision-making meetings.

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Episode 69

Mission on Repeat: To Lead in High Pressure Environments, Get Laser-Focused on the Standards

David Robinson, Former Commanding Officer at the US Marine Corps

In episode 69, David Robinson shares why managers must get laser-focused on their standards and explains what a leadership triad consists of.

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Episode 68

Applying Behavioural Science in the Workplace: How Positive Reframing Can Make You a Better Manager

Sarah Gretczko, Chief Learning & Insights Officer at Mastercard

In episode 68, Sarah Gretczko dives into positive reframing and explains why this skill can be used with anyone, from toddlers to business professionals.

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Episode 67

Projection, Inflection, and Enthusiasm: How to Become a Charismatic Speaker

Gary Rogers , America’s Leading Public Speaking Skills Coach

In episode 67, Gary Rogers breaks down how to be a great public speaker and why it is such a common fear for humans and how to overcome it.

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Episode 66

Stop Sending “Shut Up” Signals: How to Adopt an Improv Mindset and Ritualize Experimentation

Kathy Klotz-Guest, Founder of Keeping it Human

In episode 66, Kathy Klotz-Guest helps you realize whether or not you are nurturing innovation or if you are sending “shut up” signals.

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Episode 65

Stay Curious For a Bit Longer: How to Get to the Root of Issues and Set Goals That Inspire Bold Action

Dave Bailey , Coach & Mentor to Scale-up CEOs

In episode 65, Dave Bailey tells us why staying curious longer can get you to the root of the real issue and why questions are a powerful tool.

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Episode 64

Eyes On, Hands Off Management: Best Practices to Lead from the Front

Eli Fathi, Chairman of the Board at Mindbridge

In episode 64, Eli explains the difference between leading with carrots versus leading with sticks and why leaders should eat last.

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Episode 63

Builders, Creators, and Operators: Why Team Design is Your #1 Growth Lever (+ How to Get It Right)

Kieran Flanagan, Senior Vice President of Marketing

In episode 63, Kieran Flanagan shares the three categories of people that make up fast-growing companies, and which categories leaders fall into!

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Episode 62

Stop Directing People, Start Designing Systems: How to Design Optimal Work Environments

Daniel Terhorst-North, Lean and Agile Methods Expert

In episode 62, Daniel Terhorst-North explains why managers don’t manage people but are the individuals in charge of designing environments.

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Episode 61

Balancing Relationships and Results: How to Deliver Feedback and Encourage Innovation

Ryan Bonnici, Chief Marketing Officer at Whereby

In episode 61, Ryan Bonnici shares why managers should show and tell their teams what their expectations are and how to balance relationships with results.

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Episode 60

Managing Strengths to Scale: Why Hyper-Specialized Roles Are Key to Driving Growth

JP Chauvet, President of Lightspeed

In episode 60, JP Chauvet explains the importance of tying in workplace culture with outcomes to create high-performing teams.

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Episode 59

The Science of Storytelling: Entering Conversations with Curiosity and Defaulting to the Uncomfortable

Karen Eber, CEO of Eber Leadership Group

In episode 59, Karen Eber dives into the science of storytelling and why great leaders need to understand the power of a great story.

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Episode 58

Applying a Systems Thinking Lens to Management

Smruti Patel, Head of Engineering, LEAP & Data Platform at Stripe

In episode 58, Smruti Patel shares her insight on how to achieve a culture of constant evolution and how to think in systems.

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Episode 57

Job vs. Career Growth: Serving Your Team Through Open Dialogue, Bottom Up Ideas, and 1:1s

Kyle Lacy, Chief Marketing Officer at Lessonly

In episode 57, Kyle Lacy shares how he encourages cross-collaboration with his team and why you should always be looking towards the future.

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Episode 56

From Maker to Manager: Leveraging the Power of Influence and Storytelling

Chetana Deorah , Director of Product Design at Coursera

In episode 56, Chetana Deorah shares how to become a better storyteller and how to create empathy with cross-functional teams.

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Episode 55

Ask vs. Guess Culture: Encouraging Disagreement and Praising Courage

Danielle Leong, Director of Engineering at Github

In episode 55, Danielle Leong, shares how we can improve our emotional intelligence through cross-pollinating our teams.

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Episode 54

Practice Over Performance: How to Train Your Team’s Collaboration Muscles & Mindsets

Eugene Eric Kim, Principal at Faster Than 20

In episode 54, Eugene Eric Kim tells us why we always need to be looking for our replacement and how impactful a person in power can truly be.

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Episode 53

How to Build a Portfolio of Influence and Pay Attention to Potential

Hareem Mannan, Senior Director of Product Design at Twilio

In episode 53, Hareem Mannan shares how to build a portfolio of influence that can impact an entire organization and how to pay attention to potential.

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Episode 52

Manage Systems, Lead People: How to Multiply Team Strengths and Delegate Rigorously

Pat Kua, Founder of Tech Lead Academy

In episode 52, Pat Kua, Founder of Tech Lead Academy, talks about sustaining your role and the difference between managing things and leading people.

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Episode 51

Growth & Graduation: Embracing Failure and Building Manageable Habits

Daniel Saks, President and Co-CEO

In episode 51, Daniel Saks, President and Co-CEO of AppDirect, discusses growth, graduating from your role, and shares how to build manageable habits.

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Episode 50

How Shopify’s President Builds Highly Effective Teams: Special Anniversary of Supermanagers

Harley Finkelstein, Shopify President

In our 50th episode of Supermanagers, Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, shares how vulnerability is a superpower and also talks about self-awareness and delegation.

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Episode 49

Efficient One-on-Ones and Diligent Hiring: How to Become a Trustworthy Manager

Mark Horstman, Co-Founder of Manager Tools

In episode #49, Mark Horstman, Co-Founder of Manager Tools, emphasizes the importance of being trustworthy as a manager and why every leader (even U.S. Presidents!) should have one-on-one meetings with their direct reports.

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Episode 48

Ruthless Prioritization: Using Clarity, Intention, and OKRs

Amanda Goetz, Founder of House of Wise

In episode #48, Amanda Goetz, Founder of House of Wise, explains why you must ruthlessly prioritize your time, energy and how to lead with intention.

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Episode 47

Tigers, Paper Tigers, and Elephants: How to Run Pre-Mortems and Hyper-Efficient Meetings

Ross Mayfield, Product Lead, Zoom Apps & Integrations at Zoom

In episode #47, Ross Mayfield, Product Lead, Apps & Integrations at Zoom, shares how to run meeting pre-mortems to ensure your time is spent efficiently.

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Episode 46

Career Development for Leaders: Hype Docs, Mentors, and Happiness Index

David Hoang, Product Design Director at Webflow

In episode #46, David Hoang, Product Design Director at Webflow, shares how you can develop your own leadership tree and why everyone needs a Hype Doc.

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Episode 45

Welcoming Dissent: How to Build a Coaching Culture and Lead by Example

Russ Laraway, Employee Experience Evangelist at Qualtrics

In episode #45 Russ Laraway, Employee Experience Evangelist at Qualtrics, shares how you can build a coaching culture and lead by example.

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Episode 44

Scaling Marketing Teams: How to Hire Athletes, Not Quarterbacks

Joe Martin, VP of Marketing and Strategy at CloudApp

In episode #44, Joe Martin, VP of Marketing and Strategy at CloudApp, shares tips to write resumes that stand out and the idea of an "async week".

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Episode 43

Psychologically Safe Teams: How to Individualize Your Approach and Lead Through Strengths

Alice Ko, Director of Marketing Communications at Procurify

In episode #43, Alice Ko, Director of Marketing Communications at Procurify, walks us through creating psychologically safe teams and shares tips on how you can individualize your approach to management.

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Episode 42

Short Toes Welcome: Embracing Transparency, Iteration, and Asynchronous Workflows in a Remote World

Darren Murph, Head of Remote at Gitlab

In episode #42, Darren Murph, Head of Remote at Gitlab, shares how remote work empowers people at work, and also in their everyday lives.

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Episode 141

Is What You’re Doing What You Should Be Doing? Absolute vs. Relative Decisions

Jon Fasoli, Chief Product Officer at Mailchimp

Episode 140

How Do You Think About Time? The Psychology of Value per Hour and Getting More Done

Nick Sonnenberg, Founder of Leverage

Episode 139

Climbing New Heights With Value-Based Leadership: The Highs and Lows of Building and Scaling a Business

Felicia Bochicchio, CEO of Unbounce

Episode 138

How to Leverage The Art of Feedback to Transform Your Career

Raj Sarkar , Startup Advisor

Episode 137

The Backbone of a Successful Team: 1:1s, Skip Levels, and the Delegation Framework

Spencer Norman, VP of Engineering at Privy

Episode 136

Go Beyond Fixing It: How the VP of Engineering at Box Approaches High-Stake Change

Tamar Bercovici, VP of Engineering at Box

Episode 135

Voices, Votes, and Vetos: Who Is Making the 100 Million Dollar Decisions?

Jason Warner, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

Episode 134

Becoming a Genius Maker: Liz Wiseman’s Approach to Multiplying Your Team’s Potential

Liz Wiseman, Author and CEO of the Wiseman Group

Episode 133

Culture Is A Competitive Advantage: How to Approach The Changing Psychology of The Workforce

Steve Cadigan, Author and Talent Strategist

Episode 132

Are You A Transactional or Transformational Leader? How to Build Frameworks For Success and Design Your Time

Dan Martell, Author and Founder of SaaS Academy

Episode 131

Every CEO Needs A Great COO: Understanding the Second In Command

Cameron Herold, Founder of COO Alliance

Episode 130

From Zero to Scale: How to Pick a Market, Find the People and Build the Systems

Dave McJannet, CEO of HashiCorp

Episode 129

Hypergrowth in Engineering Organizations: How to Hire, Grow and Support the Atomic Unit of a Team

Lena Reinhard, Leadership Coach & Consultant

Episode 128

Strategic Thinking, Fire Fighting, and Balcony Moments: How To Make Time For It All

Hillery Hunter, CTO of IBM Cloud

Episode 127

Leading With Authenticity, Acting With Vulnerability: How to Navigate Different Wants With Your Team

Mike Adams, Co-founder and CEO of Grain

Episode 126

The Real Definition of Workplace Flexibility and How to Achieve It

Ben Eubanks , Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse

Episode 125

Building a Human-Centric Organization: Emphasizing Emotional Safety, Location Freedom, and Massive Diversity

Tony Jamous, CEO & Founder of Oyster HR

Episode 124

How Retrospectives, Public Channels, and Asynchronous Meetings Foster Inclusive & Culturally-Diverse Teams

Alexandra Sunderland, Senior Engineering Manager at Fellow

Episode 123

Lessons from a 5x CTO: How to Retain Talent and Run Skip Level 1:1s Through Rapid Growth

Rob Zuber, Chief Technology Officer at CircleCI

Episode 122

Raising the Bar from Day 1: Why Talent Acquisition and DEI Go Hand in Hand

Jackye Clayton, VP of Talent Acquisition and DEIB at Textio

Episode 121

A Compass Is Better Than a Roadmap: Becoming a Manager of Managers

John Gleeson, Vice President of Customer Success at Motive

Episode 120

How Slack’s SVP Approaches Culture, Focuses on Outcomes, and Provides Flexibility

Brian Elliott , Executive Leader of Future Forum and SVP of Slack

Episode 119

The Habits of Purposeful Leaders: How to Build Systems of Productivity & Improvement

Mike Murchison, CEO of Ada

Episode 118

Building a Cohesive Culture: How You Bring People Into an Organization Is How You Set Them Up

Jevan Soo Lenox, Chief People Officer at Insitro

Episode 117

Rewiring Management: How the Brain Comes Into Play with Leadership

Rajkumari Neogy, Epigenetic Coach

Episode 116

Are You Overvaluing Speed at Work? How to Rethink the Virtual World With an Async Mindset