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Leading at high speed: empowerment vs. efficiency with CEO Danielle Diliberti

October 9, 2022 / 14:23 / E5
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In this episode, Danielle shares what she's learned as a first-time CEO about how to set people up for success, when to step in to fix something - and when to stay out of it, and her top strategy for building a culture of collaboration. Doing all this while building an industry-changing product is no mean feat, even without wearing three high-profile hats; but Danielle has a few tricks up her sleeve that you will want to steal - whether you are the CEO or you're just starting your career. These are strategies everyone can use to become a more effective team member and lead from within.

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1:04 How Sommsation is disrupting the wine-tasting industry
1:43 Danielle's journey to CEO
3:08 How Danielle approached stepping into the CEO role
4:00 The "3/3/3" trick to quickly upskill people and teams
5:40 How to decide when to intervene, or challenge your team to do better
7:30 The golden rule for how much to expect from your people
8:12 When to NOT intervene
10:47 Strategy to build culture - while accelerating strategy, planning, and alignment

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