Karriere- und Leadership-Tipps vom besten CEO der Welt Frank Slootman hat mit Data Domain, Service Now und Snowflake drei milliardenschwere Softwarefirmen hochskaliert und an die Börse gebracht. Er gilt als bester Software-CEO der Welt. Das sind die top Karrieretips aus seinem Buch AMP IT UP. "We all need to be careful what “elevator” we get into early in our careers. Some go up, some go down, some don't move. It's largely beyond our control, so choose wisely. We have seen staggering examples of this phenomenon in Silicon Valley. Anybody who spent the last 20 years at Google, Amazon, or Apple would have done spectacularly well, regardless of their individual merit. And anyone who stayed with companies like IBM and HP would have stagnated during that period." "We coped in ways I have used ever since: hire people ahead of their own curve. Hire more for aptitude than experience and give people the career opportunity of a lifetime. They will be motivated and driven, with a cannot‐fail attitude. The good ones would grab the opportunity to accelerate their careers with us." "I would sometimes say in all‐hands meetings that I was personally committed to help each of our employees reach a different station in life as a function of the company's fortunes. In exchange, I was asking for the best they had to offer. That was the deal: we do the best we can for each other. People sometimes gave me an incredulous look: a CEO who is saying that his goal is to elevate our fortunes? Seriously? Yes, and our companies proved it. Sometimes years after a staffer had moved on, I would still receive an email expressing their appreciation for how much our company had changed their life's trajectory." "Not everyone has this visceral sense of contest, especially at companies that shield their people from the real stakes at hand. When leaders fail to explain the industry landscape, employees don't feel the cold winds of competition. Their jobs and paychecks feel secure, but that's an illusion. Good leaders explain that none of us are ever truly safe in our roles for any length of time. If this fact makes people uncomfortable, that's good."
Ove Niemann
2w
Hier eins von ihm für Dein nächstes OMR X Meeting mit Philipp Westermeyer 😜 "Have I told you my point of view on boards? The job of the board is to hire and fire the CEO. If I’m doing a bad job, you should go ahead and fire me. Otherwise, I’m going to go ahead and run the company.” 😂 🔥
Danke fürs Teilen, Noah! Besonders das erste Zitat und die Analogie mit dem Fahrstuhl finde ich sehr treffend und spannend. Es ist jedoch oft schwierig, in der jeweiligen Situation den besten Fahrstuhl zu wählen – im Nachhinein ist man jedoch bekanntlich immer klüger! 🍻
Super Zusammenfassung!! Besonders zutreffend für mich ist das erste Zitat. In der jeweiligen Situation den richtigen Fahrstuhl zu wählen ist immer Herausforderung - im Nachhinein ist man nun mal immer schlauer! 😌
"Good leaders explain that none of us are ever truly safe in our roles for any length of time. " Very very true!
Till Hegel
1w
Funfact, der Hund heißt Snowflake.
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2wDanke für die Zusammenfassung Noah 👋 Was meinst du, zahlt es sich aus das Buch zu lesen, oder genügt die Zusammenfassung ;-)