Episode 189 - Vision: From Imagination to Reality

The foundation to building sustainable high-performance teams is setting a vision and a challenge,And giving people the autonomy and the space within that challenge to do their best work.You're not walking into the room with all the answers.What you want to do, is you want to build an amazing creative team that understands the vision, Then gets very excited about it and brings ideas to the table that you could've never suggested to them.On today’s episode, we have a great guest, Christopher O’Donnell. He and I talk about imagination, vision and creativity, about the culture of an organization and about the key elements that build a high-performing team and environment.Christopher has built dozens of web and mobile products ranging from language learning for the US military to the most popular free CRM product in the world, recorded dozens of albums across a variety of musical genres, and spoken to audiences of 10,000+. His role as SVP of Product at HubSpot, a public tech company, makes him a staple in the product management community and frequent lecturer at MIT Sloan and major corporations. Outside of his day job, Christopher spends his time as a songwriter and guitarist for the band The Providers, who release music on a regular basis.He says that the minute you think you have everything figured out, as a leader, give it 24 hours and the answers are going to change.So listen to Episode 189 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how to create a workplace environment where daydreaming and asking questions is cool.Questions I ask:•Do you actually go out and do gigs with your band? (04:30)•How did you become involved with HubSpot? (06:00)•What are the similarities between creating a Rock & Roll album and developing a successful tech product? (09:40)•Any final tips that you might be able to leave with our listeners that you think would be helpful in their success? (27:45)•How can people find out about what you're doing? (28:45)In this episode, you will learn: •How Christopher was drawn to technology and music from an early age. (02:30)•How HubSpot managed to grow from a startup company to a publicly-traded company. (06:09)•The mindset behind the modern leadership. (12:05)•The key elements to building sustainable high-performing creative teams. (15:25)•How his child made Christopher realize the importance of creativity in a team. (22:55)Connect with Christopher:•LinkedIn•Skype: christopherod_2•E-mail: [email protected]•Phone Number: 617-800-3446Other resources:•HubSpot website•The Providers website•The Providers Twitter•The Providers Facebook•The Providers Instagram•The Providers Youtube Channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.