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Yamini Rangan

Hubspot, CEO
EPISODE 161

Fortune favors the focused

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Treat your culture like a product
Treat your culture like a product and evolve it just like you would evolve your primary products. That way you stay aware of what needs to change in order to maintain a healthy and positive work environment for your employees.
Make connections across departments
When you expand your leadership capability beyond just your functional expertise and learn to connect the dots across departments, you'll create more opportunities to progress in your career.
Fortune favors the focused
Leaders that say no to "good" ideas enable their teams to execute on "great" ideas.
The #1 skill a new manager needs
To be a better manager, ask thoughtful questions instead of trying to have all the answers. That’s how you lead people to find solutions for themselves.
Start with the future and work backwards
In a new role? Don’t get bogged down by where you are. Focus on what you want the future to look like, and then figure out what it will take to get there.
Think of your culture as a product to develop
Your organization’s culture is like a “product” for your employees. Listen to what they’re asking for, and then keep iterating and building your culture around it.
Play to your strengths
It’s okay if you don’t have the same skill set as everyone else. Just take the time to understand what you're uniquely good at. Then, lean into it!
Solve for the customer and you'll be rewarded
Make decisions with the best interests of your customers in mind. When you take care of customers, things have a way of working out everywhere else.
Be vulnerable about what you don't know
You don’t need to have all the answers. In fact, being upfront about where you need help sets a powerful example of curiosity and humility for your team.

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  • Broaden your perspective when you change roles
    Yamini Rangan
    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Start with the future and work backwards
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Play to your strengths
    Yamini Rangan
    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • The #1 skill a new manager needs
    Yamini Rangan
    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Make connections across departments
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Embrace your own authentic style
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Be vulnerable about what you don't know
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Let growth opportunities guide your career path
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Know what principles guide your career decisions
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Solve for the customer and you'll be rewarded
    Yamini Rangan
    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Think of your culture as a product to develop
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Your calendar is your most strategic tool
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • The power of presence in work-life balance
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO
  • Fortune favors the focused
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    Yamini Rangan
    Hubspot, CEO

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