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The Simplicity Secret Joe Conley, CTO at Trilogy, shares the guiding principle that transformed his leadership style and accelerated remarkable outcomes. Now simplification has become the North Star of his career. The alternatives are traps... ..."Shiny-object syndrome" that damages performance when you and your team get distracted. ..The complication that creates confusions and slow your progress. That's were Joe's message comes in... It's a powerful vision for streamlining processes and clarifying priorities to accelerator your results and foster innovation. This is the skill that helps you thrive in tech and any other fast-paced industry! 👉🏼 Listen on Apple: https://lnkd.in/ee-jETBT 👉🏼 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eWnwumfk

Check out our CEO Jonathan Edwards discussing his experience enduring a 240-mile run. Running a business mirrors the challenges of a long-distance race – it's not always easy. With the right preparation, mindset, and focus, success is within reach. #Leadership #SuccessMindset #BusinessJourney

240 Miles of Discomfort Jonathan Edwards, CEO - Americas at iC Consult, shares the unexpected lesson he uncovered through grit and endurance. This distance is like running 9 marathons consecutively and let's just the say there is a lot of learn about leadership of yourself and others when you put yourself through this kind of extreme conditions. His message is incredible and no doubt you'll be engaged and Jonathan shares his stories from the trail and his interesting career. You'll also discover: ✅ A strategy to foster growth in your team. ✅ How to create a culture of openness and transparency. ✅ A tip that empowers your team to take more ownership. 📌 Listen on Apple: https://lnkd.in/em9HWfpU 📌 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eFi98dMJ

Enjoyed my recent interview on the Lead the Team Podcast (Top 2% Globally) with Ben Fanning, shared some stories I haven’t shared before, check it out!" #leadership #iam #identity #identityandaccessmangemet #iga #pam #access #advisory #msp #managedservices #icconsult

🚀 Seeing the Big Picture: Lessons from Tony Fadell's Journey 🚀 In the fast-paced world of innovation and technology, it's easy to get bogged down in the details and lose sight of the end goal. Tony Fadell, a visionary behind the iPod and Nest Thermostat, teaches us the importance of broadening our vision and working as a cohesive team to achieve greatness. Here are key takeaways from Tony Fadell’s inspiring journey: 1. Think Big, Act Bold:Fadell didn't just aim to create an MP3 player; he envisioned revolutionizing the music industry. His broad vision for the iPod paved the way for a cultural shift in how we consume music. 2. Collaborative Innovation:Building something groundbreaking requires a diverse team with varied expertise. Fadell’s success with the iPod and Nest was fueled by a collaborative approach, where every team member's input was valued. 3. Endurance and Resilience:Fadell faced numerous setbacks, but his persistence and ability to adapt were crucial. He reminds us that the road to innovation is long and often fraught with challenges, but staying focused on the ultimate goal can guide us through. 4. Holistic View:By focusing on the end goal rather than getting lost in the minutiae, Fadell was able to create products that not only functioned well but also resonated deeply with users. As we strive to achieve our own goals, let's remember to lift our heads from the day-to-day grind and look towards the horizon. Success isn’t just about perfecting the small details; it's about envisioning the future and working together to make it a reality. Let’s continue to dream big, innovate together, and keep our eyes on the end goal. 🌟 #Innovation #Teamwork #Leadership #TonyFadell #BigPicture #Inspiration

I love every aspect of building, from ideation to development to launch & iteration. It's the craft that I enjoy, not a specific dimension of it. Whether your career path is in product design, engineering or marketing —  limiting yourself to just one function can really constrain your thinking and growth. Gustav Söderström is a prime example of why. His range of experiences across multiple disciplines and his refusal to be labeled got him to his current role as CPO, CTO, and Co-President at Spotify. Starting out, he thought of himself “as a geek” who could “go quite deep and narrow on something.” But then the realities of the job market at the time led him to become an entrepreneur. Being a founder and CEO “just forces you to learn everything,” and it gave him a “helicopter perspective,” of being able to see all the things that need to happen across teams that enable him to thrive & drive tremendous impact. #BuildingOne

Whether you sold 🍋 lemonade or - apparently 🦎 lizards in this case - it's always amazing to hear how an #entrepreneurial spirit was nurtured. Check out this podcast with Aaron N., #CEO of Direct Components, Inc. and Chairman of Nursey Foundation, as he talks with Ben Fanning on the Lead the Team Podcast (Top 2% Globally) about #leadership, #passion, and delivering results with #teamwork.

🎶 Leading your team like a Beatle 🎶 ☕️ This morning, with a cup of coffee and the tunes of Abbey Road playing from start to finish, I stumbled upon a leadership lesson. It struck me how the song "The End," despite its relatively modest popularity on Spotify with 40 million plays compared to "Here Comes the Sun" with 1.2 billion, carries a message deeply resonant with the core of effective leadership. The song's singular verse, "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make," encapsulates a fundamental truth about leadership. The behavior and attitude we exhibit as leaders are mirrored by most of our team members. Demonstrating respect, empathy, and meticulous attention to detail fosters an environment where these values are reciprocated, promoting a culture of collaboration, mutual respect, and excellence. Leadership is about setting a standard, embodying the values we wish to see in our team. It's a reminder that what we give is what we receive, a lesson in the power of positive influence that John and Paul masterfully conveyed through their music in 1969. Look forward to hear about the lessons you've drawn from your favorite songs. Please share your insights in the comments below. 🙏 #leadership #teamculture #leadingbyexample

Why setting a #meaningful #goal or an extraordinary #vision is important in life? It’s an individual choice to stretch work hours, seek mindless entertainment, or embrace pleasurable distractions. The true #superpower emerges when we consciously focus on a meaningful goal or an extraordinary vision, #empowering us to make choices aligned with our aspirations, evolving into our #bestself, preventing unnecessary time spent on something which is not urgent or important. Behind every #successfulminds , there’s a strong meaningful goal and a vision: The #strategicthinking of product visionaries like #stevejobs , who shaped Apple’s iconic products. The conscious choice to #invest time and #effort into #purposeful product development aligns decisions with the vision he holds for his products. #elonmusk overcoming bankruptcy to SpaceX success. #jeffbezos building Amazon from Books to Everything. #reedhastings leading Netflix’s evolution from DVD rentals to streaming dominance. This intentional #approach transforms you and your product into a deliberate progression toward #excellence, enabling #evolution into effective #productleaders. What meaningful goal or vision is guiding your journey?

Markets do not reward the chase for perfection. —— It’s the bold steps in innovation, the quick moves for growth, and the relentless push for speed that usually win the day. Benjamin Seroussi once shared a game-changing perspective with me: empowering your teammmates is not merely to provide your help & support. It’s about letting them steer the ship towards what THEY believe will make us leap forward, even if it’s taking a different path to get to the direction the company is headed towards. This lesson has been extremely helpful at Sosuite and SuiteOp where we've adopted a bias for action mindset. Making decisions by consensus was slowing us down, and leading to many compromises that made actions less bold than they could be. Now, we operate on consent instead: not everyone has to agree on every detail, but we all need to be on board to move forward together. It's a subtle but extremely powerful shift from seeking perfect agreement to embracing collective progress. This helps run meetings faster, move quickly towards getting things done (rather than talk about it), and embrace a taste for experimentation. Jean-Emmanuel Losi has been instrumental in reinforcing this belief, showing me again and again that speed and agility in decision-making can be far more rewarding than the cautious 'measure thrice, cut once' approach. A huge shoutout to Sebastian Muñoz for inviting Jean-Emmanuel and me to share these insights & more on The Hospitality Edge.