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How to Truly Stand Out in Any Job Interview, from SDR to COO

SaaStr

Interviewing? One bit of advice: Please, please, actually research the company you are interviewing at. The other day I did a similar final, fourth round interview for a VPM. I ended the interview (politely) after 10 minutes and told him to watch the video. Invest those extra cycles. Looking for your next role?

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track. Solvers tend to be reactive to what leadership is really worried about. But the work is still there, it still needs to happen.

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How to Adapt Your Leadership Style with Dustin Tysick

30 Day Leadership

Are you a leader struggling to adapt your leadership style to your employees? In this episode, leadership coach, Nils interviews Dustin Tysick, host of the B2B Revenue Leaders Podcast and VP of Revenue at Testimonial Hero, about the importance of coaching and adapting to different personalities and processing styles.

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The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta

SaaStr

So you need context from leadership to what you ultimately need to deliver on in your function to be successful. When you get everyone on the leadership team in a room to come up with the best ideas, those people take ownership of the ideas. Leading him to some of his biggest mistakes when hiring: Not investing enough time.

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The 5 P’s of Sales Leadership w. VP of Sales at Crunchbase

Sales Hacker

This week I sat down and interview the VP of Sales at Crunchbase , Ang McManamon. Ang shares her 5 P’s of Sales Leadership: Professionalism Preparation Process Performance Play More on these below. Sara So, Ang, I’m curious what drew you to Sales Leadership originally? How did you bootstrap your career? Grit is a must-have.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. I hosted Nick on the podcast, where we discussed the differences between management and leadership, fostering diversity in tech, and more.

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$1M to $100M in 20 Months, The Hard Part: How Everything Breaks in Hypergrowth with Deel Co-Founder & CRO Shuo Wang (Video)

SaaStr

Overcoming challenges by optimizing for success In the early stages of setting up your SaaS business, it’s always a good idea to invest time thinking about the direction you want to take. Lessons in leadership Grow your organization thoughtfully. Interview personally and define hiring values to build your team.