Leadership
28 pieces on Leadership
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Support Ticket to CEO, No Job Hopping: A Conversation with Margaret Sikora
Margaret Sikora, CEO of Woodpecker, on rising from junior support to CEO at one company in eight years, why customer success people burn out, hiring for KPIs over vibes, why cold email isn't dead, and taking advice only from people you want to become.
·9 min read·Leadership / Sales - 26
I'm a Gardener, Not a Sprinter: A Conversation with Maciej Sawicki
Maciej Sawicki, co-founder of inStreamly, on choosing profitability over the VC treadmill, running a fully async remote team, why the eight-hour workday is a fake, treating burnout like a gardener, and why your company should always be for sale.
·10 min read·Leadership / Fundraising - 27
Silence Is the Warning Sign: A Conversation with Susanna Romantsova
Susanna Romantsova on psychological safety, why a quiet team is a danger signal, the Safe Challenger method, and why inclusion is a leadership skill, not an HR program.
·5 min read·Leadership - 28
It Took 20 Years to Become an Overnight Success: A Conversation with Michał Sadowski
Michał Sadowski, founder of Brand24, on why oversharing is a superpower, choosing quality over quantity after the pressure nearly broke him, why real wealth is quiet, and why building anything worthwhile is a marathon, not a sprint.
·8 min read·Leadership / Content