33: Building & Leading Teams Without Functional Expertise with Edwina Johnson

The COO role is utterly unique, demanding multidisciplinary mastery.

It begs expertise where you may have none, to become a cross-functional manager, and Edwina Johnson’s tenure at Alloy had seen her thrive in achieving exactly that

Edwina, now thriving as GM of MoneyGram Online International, joins us for this episode of Leaders Unscripted, as we dive into the art of building, leading and growing teams outside of your expertise.

This episode covers:

• Edwina’s grounding as a business builder wearing many hats
• How unexpectedly early businesses can bring in an operational role
• Overcoming the inner self-doubt of hiring experts as a jack of all trades
• Prioritising which hires should come first
• The challenges and rewards of managing a cross-functional team

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