Best Manager Ever: Morgane Palomares
10/16/24 • 37 min
Morgane Palomares is the VP of Marketing at Vercel, and is known for her significant roles at GitHub, Zendesk and Change.org.
Morgane's direct reports praise her exceptional leadership, high standards, and ability to create a trusting and safe environment. They describe her as 'superhuman,' 'aggressive,' and 'a winner,' highlighting her unique ability to balance high demands with personal care for her team.
In this episode, Annie Riley, the founder of Fort Light, talks with Morgane about strategies for setting high expectations, creating space for emotions, and fostering team camaraderie. Learn about Morgan's approach to continuous learning, her unique lingo, and her emphasis on early career coaching. Morgan also talks about balancing work-life commitments, organizing her time effectively, being proactive about personal growth, and the importance of sharing information openly with her team.
Connect with Morgane Palomares
Check out Fort Light to level up your leadership skills
Connect with our show’s producer Alexis Ramdaou
Nominate your Best Manager Ever for Season 2
This is a Production of Fort Light and Now it’s Hear
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Morgane Palomares is the VP of Marketing at Vercel, and is known for her significant roles at GitHub, Zendesk and Change.org.
Morgane's direct reports praise her exceptional leadership, high standards, and ability to create a trusting and safe environment. They describe her as 'superhuman,' 'aggressive,' and 'a winner,' highlighting her unique ability to balance high demands with personal care for her team.
In this episode, Annie Riley, the founder of Fort Light, talks with Morgane about strategies for setting high expectations, creating space for emotions, and fostering team camaraderie. Learn about Morgan's approach to continuous learning, her unique lingo, and her emphasis on early career coaching. Morgan also talks about balancing work-life commitments, organizing her time effectively, being proactive about personal growth, and the importance of sharing information openly with her team.
Connect with Morgane Palomares
Check out Fort Light to level up your leadership skills
Connect with our show’s producer Alexis Ramdaou
Nominate your Best Manager Ever for Season 2
This is a Production of Fort Light and Now it’s Hear
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Introducing Best Manager Ever
Best Manager Ever reveals the secrets of successful management and empowers leaders to build winning teams. Join a community dedicated to sharing insights and stories from the most successful and beloved leaders in the startup world. All guests have been nominated as the “best manager ever” by a recent direct report. Before each interview, we go behind the guest’s back to collect feedback and stories from their team about what they’re *actually* like to work for. Then we sit down with the guest to unpack that feedback and to dig into their leadership playbook and lessons learned. Tune in, learn from the experts, and enhance your management skills while building meaningful connections throughout your career.
Check out Fort Light to level up your leadership skills
Connect with our show’s producer Alexis Ramdaou
This is a Production of Fort Light and Now it’s Hear
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best Manager Ever: Zayd Badwan
Zayd Badwan is a founding team member and VP of Enterprise at Uplimit. Before joining Uplimit, Zayd scaled the Customer Success team at Coursera. With 15+ years of experience in learning and development startups, he brings insights from working closely with global governments and nonprofits, and industry-leading companies including Google and Salesforce.
Zayd is described by his direct reports as a positive leader with a knack for building trust, making work fun, and bringing relentless energy in the face of challenges.
In this episode, Annie Riley sits down with Zayd to discuss the highs and lows of building teams from scratch, prioritizing learning as the best way to win in early stage company-building, and managing burnout and building emotional resilience. Zayd also highlights the importance of authenticity and candor in work relationships, and shares strategies for communicating across the company. Tune in for valuable insights on leadership, especially in very early-stage startup environments.
Check out Fort Light to level up your leadership skills
Connect with our show’s producer Alexis Ramdaou
Nominate your Best Manager Ever for Season 2
This is a Production of Fort Light and Now it’s Hear
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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