32: Shanee Ben-Zur, Lessons from senior growth leadership
Aug 5, 2023
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Shanee Ben-Zur, Senior growth leader at top brands like DropBox, NVIDIA, Crunchbase, and Salesforce, discusses misconceptions in virtual meetings, challenges faced in the tech industry, taking unconventional career paths, the importance of role models in the workplace, the structure and organization of growth teams, and the importance of compliments and constructive feedback.
Trusting your instincts and going with the flow is crucial in navigating a successful career journey.
Building a culture of experimentation, transparency, and continuous learning is key to driving growth in organizations.
Creating a data-driven culture that values impact over execution is vital for making informed decisions and driving growth.
Deep dives
Navigating Career Opportunities and Trusting Your Gut
The speaker discusses their career journey, highlighting the importance of going with the flow and trusting one's instincts when pursuing various opportunities.
The Challenges and Lessons Learned in Building Growth Teams
The speaker reflects on their experience in building growth teams within different organizations, emphasizing the need for a culture of experimentation, transparency, and continuous learning.
The Impact of Measurement and Metrics
The speaker explores the significance of measurement and metrics in driving growth and making data-driven decisions, noting the importance of creating a culture that values impact rather than just execution.
The Power of Vulnerability and Honest Feedback
The speaker discusses the importance of vulnerability and honest feedback in creating a supportive and growth-oriented environment, highlighting the impact of compliments and constructive criticism on individual and team performance.
Trends and Predictions for Longevity in Business
The speaker predicts that companies focused on long-term success, balancing growth, and customer-centricity will thrive, emphasizing the value of product-led growth and sales in achieving sustainable growth.
Season 2 of the ProducTea! Today with the growth wonder Shanee Ben-Zur, her unconventional career path into senior leadership at top brands like DropBox, NVIDIA, Crunchbase, and Salesforce, and her honest account for what happened to make her what she is today. A compassionate C-level that says things as they are. We talk about how an IPO feels. Equity, reality, and the perception of senior leadership don’t always line up. And the fastest way how to mess things up when you start to lead people.
Timestamps:
03:20 What do people get wrong about Shanee 5:45 The IPO story from Dropbox from the inside 12:35 Equity: Understand how it works and keep asking until you do 15:45 The brutal reality vs Imagination of senior leadership positions 21:50 Operative vs Management vs Advising, when people stop questioning 24:20 Obstacles and difficulties in an atypical career in tech 32:30 How to learn trusting yourself to be a senior leader 40:40 Bringing growth and measurability into any company and all the difficulty that entails 44:55 You are not talking enough about first principles 48:13 Underestimating how critique and compliments work 51:30 Trends Shanee believes in, efficiency in the long-term vs short-term hacks