Krista Anderson-Copperman (Asana): Today’s Team vs. Tomorrow’s Team

Let’s face it. Statistically, your current team is not likely to be your future team. It’s incredibly rare for any single leader to stay with a company through multiple phases of growth. As a board member and advisor to companies like Asana, Krista’s job is to assess teams and help CEOs determine who’s gonna make it and who isn’t. What she looks for to determine this may surprise you. 

Conversation highlights:

• [00:09] Intro — Meet Krista
• [02:11] Having a team for the future
• [05:09] Common traps people fall into when building their teams
• [10:15] Addressing and assessing whether or not you have a team for the future
• [12:37] Lean on others, and learning what your business should be solving for
• [15:03] Characteristics to look for in future-proofing your team: passion and curiosity
• [19:24] Embracing and loving change
• [22:31] Finding the truth and not just hearing the right answer
• [25:29] The challenge of scale and growing teams with the business
• [27:33] A good starting point for looking at teams and defining if they're tomorrow's team