Listen "Optimizing Your Team for Hypergrowth with Karen Walker"
Episode Synopsis
Karen Walker is an executive coach and consultant who advises CEOs and senior leaders on thriving in hyper-growth. She has worked with clients including Aetna, AWS, Pfizer, JPMorganChase, and BMC Software, as well as Inc. 5000 startups.Karen is also a board advisor, keynote speaker, and the author of No Dumbing Down: A Guide for CEOs on Organization Growth. As employee 104 at Compaq, Karen helped lead the then-fastest growing company in American history, growing it from $0 to $15 billion in revenue.
Inside This Episode
The Foundation for Hypergrowth
The Power of “Up and To The Right”
A Simple Question to Drive Performance
No Dumbing Down: Optimizing Your Team
The Key to Keeping Top Talent
The Two Key Skills for Visionary Leaders
Building a Collaborative Team
Dealing with a Toxic Team
Zen and the Art of Thinking Bigger
Links:
Website
Book: No Dumbing Down
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