57: Drift Founder and CEO David Cancel - being present leads to long-term progress

06/07/21 • 37 min

In today’s episode, Founder and CEO of Drift David Cancel joins the Built By Humans podcast. Listen in as David outlines his philosophies for being an effective leader. Some key takeaways:

Accepting that the future is out of your hands is an important step towards personal and professional growth.
Finding a balance between quality and quantity when hiring new personnel is a skill that is honed over time.
Effective internal communication is just as important as effective external communication.
Remote work is a necessary and positive transition.
CRM is an area that is ready to be disrupted.

In today’s episode, Founder and CEO of Drift David Cancel joins the Built By Humans podcast. Listen in as David outlines his philosophies for being an effective leader. Some key takeaways:

Accepting that the future is out of your hands is an important step towards personal and professional growth.
Finding a balance between quality and quantity when hiring new personnel is a skill that is honed over time.
Effective internal communication is just as important as effective external communication.
Remote work is a necessary and positive transition.
CRM is an area that is ready to be disrupted.

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56: Similarweb CRO Carrie Lazorchak - step out of your hiring bubble

Carrie Lazorchak (CRO of SimilarWeb) joined Scott Britton and Andrei Newman on the Built By Humans podcast. Here are some key takeaways from the conversation:

Personal and social engagement is a big factor in the satisfaction individuals find in their jobs.
Millennials are highly adaptive and crave a variety of experiences which means managers have to re-think career pathing.
Self-assessing your strengths and weaknesses will make it easy to identify the right career path.
Actively seek external feedback from others and use that as inputs into how you assess your competencies.
Diverse teams drive better outcomes.

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58: Harness.io CRO Jason Eubanks-The role of intrinsic motivation in the sales world

CRO of Harness.io Jason Eubanks joins the show to discuss the importance of intrinsic motivation in the business world. He outlines his process for motivating employees beyond just salary and benefits. Join hosts Scott and Andrei as Jason unpacks the ‘why’ behind working.

Some key takeaways from today’s episode:

Employees cannot reach their full potential by relying on external motivators
Being an effective business leader means understanding what drives employees
Creating individualized development plans for employees that rely on qualitative and quantitative data points can help increase talent retention
There is nothing wrong with wanting money; however, you need more than just that in order to differentiate yourself when it comes to sales