Just a quick post to highlight a recent podcast appearance with Leah Tharin on ProducTea, a European podcast focused on bringing together product, revenue, and growth. In addition to her podcasts and blog content, Leah produces a number of guides that are quite useful for startups as well.
In this, my second appearance on ProducTea (my first one is here), Leah and I have a pretty wide ranging discussion. Topics include:
- Understanding the Dual Role of a CMO
- The Ownership of Growth: A Collective Responsibility
- Organizational Design: Indicators of Health and Conflict
- The Complexity of Metrics and Data Overload
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: The Role of C-Level Executives
- The Importance of Internal Curiosity
- Lessons from the GE Hawthorne Experiments
- Feedback and Communication in Organizations
- Five Principles of Organizational Design
- Designing for Healthy Conflicts
- Rethinking Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs)
- The Role of Incentives in Organizational Success
- Establishing Fail-Safe Processes
- Challenges Faced by Smaller Companies
- The Need for Humility in Startups
- The Complexity of Large-Scale Projects
- Understanding Time vs. Money in Enterprise Sales
- Practical Advice for Implementing Change
- Managing Big Projects Effectively
- Staying Alive in the Competitive Landscape
The episode is available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube, with the video embedded below.
