Best Manager Ever
af Annie Riley
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Season 4 Wrap: What the Best Leaders Do Differently
Season 4 Wrap: What the Best Leaders Do Differently
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Best Manager Ever reveals the secrets of successful management and empowers leaders to build winning teams. Join a community dedicated to sharing insights and stories from the most successful and beloved leaders in the startup world. All guests have been nominated as the “best manager ever” by a recent direct report. Before each interview, we go behind the guest’s back to collect feedback and stories from their team about what they’re *actually* like to work for. Then we sit down with the guest to unpack that feedback and to dig into their leadership playbook and lessons learned. Tune in, learn from the experts, and enhance your management skills while building meaningful connections throughout your career.
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- Season 4 Wrap: What the Best Leaders Do Differently · 22 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 15After 50 episodes with some of the top leaders in startups and tech, Annie Riley takes a moment to reflect and share her top five leadership takeaways that surfaced again and…
- Rethinking Executive Presence with Scott Lamb · 54 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 14The stereotype of the hard-charging executive is hurting performance. Scott Lamb moved to NYC to pursue journalism, but ended up joining Buzzfeed when it was just five people and…
- Self-Compassion Break for High Performers · 56 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 13The voice pushing you forward is also holding you back, and your inner critic is costing you more than you think. Annie Riley talks with clinical psychologist and self-compassion…
- Speed to Signal with JZ - Laurel CPO · 48 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 12JZ has built product teams at Airbnb, Webflow, Dropbox (and now Laurel), and in this episode she shares her honest leadership playbook and lessons learned. JZ covers why…
- How "Temporary Permanent" Drives Progress · 51 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 11Don’t let perfectionist fantasies kill progress. Annie Riley sits down with Anna Randall, Director of Enterprise Sales at Curri and former VP of Sales at TigerEye, Autodesk, and…
- Ex-Pinterest & Canva Exec: Curiosity As A Muscle · 48 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 10Work is not like school– there are no right answers, and if you’re looking to be “right” then you will always fall behind. Annie Riley sits down with Silvia Oviedo Lopez, Founder…
- Unblock Your Team with Powerful Questions · 53 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 9Better questions create better teams. Annie Riley sits down with Maayan Roth, Head of Engineering at Crux Climate, to unpack the skill most managers overlook: asking questions…
- Top CEO Coach On The Difficulty of Empathizing Up · 50 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 8Leadership is lonely. Most leaders don’t get enough support or positive feedback. And that includes our own boss too. Annie Riley and top executive coach Ed Batista break down…
- “Smart Rats”: Belief Boosts Performance · 52 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 7You don’t become a great manager by regurgitating frameworks. Management is a craft and a skillset that gets built over time. Annie Riley sits down with Maura Church, VP of…
- Be Champagne, Not Flat Soda · 37 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 6Building a strong network is a skill. Annie Riley sits down with Whitnie Narcisse, former First Round Capital Partner, to unpack how she has built one of the best networks in…
- Get Yourself Some “Boast Bitches” · 47 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 5“Polite silence” is a silent killer on teams. Annie Riley sits down with Dorothy Kilroy, Chief Commercial Officer at Oura Ring and former Airbnb to talk about how to invite…
- Time Kills Follow-Up: Share Context Now · 47 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 4Speed beats perfection every time. Annie Riley dives in with Junan Pang, VP of Customer Success at Intercom, to unpack how he gives direct reports the context they need to act…
- Bad Meetings Are Disrespectful · 49 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 3Meetings can be a real problem when they’re not run well or have the wrong people in them. Julia Bernstein, COO at Brightside Health joins Annie Riley to break down how she…
- A Manager’s Word Has To Mean Something · 55 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 2What if the secret to great leadership is actually learning to say no? Annie Riley sits down with Gautam Prabhu, VP of Engineering at Scribe AI and longtime startup operator, to…
- COO of Headspace: Why You Should Re-Recruit Yourself · 50 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 1What does it take to lead through 15 years of pivots, mergers, layoffs, and massive growth— without losing your people (or your mind!) along the way? Annie Riley sits down with…
- Welcome to Season 4 · 2 min. · Sæson 4Best Manager Ever shares hard-earned leadership lessons from the very best and most successful managers in startups and tech. But here’s the twist: Every guest is endorsed by…
- Best Manager Ever: Santa · 13 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 15In this special holiday spoof episode of Best Manager Ever, Annie Riley, host and founder of Fort Light, chats with the one and only Santa Claus! Known for spreading holiday…
- Best Manager Ever: Top Takeaways From Season 3 · 20 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 15In this recap episode of Best Manager Ever, host Annie Riley reflects on standout lessons from Season 3. Annie discusses the six things our top manager guests have in common…
- Best Manager Ever: Jared Erondu – Hard Mode Leadership · 52 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 14Jared Erondu is a seasoned design and startup leader, and is currently the Head of Design at early-stage startup Span. Jared spent eight years at Lattice rising from a solo…
- Best Manager Ever: Dana Lawson - Conquering Imposter Syndrome and Fostering Team Resilience · 44 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 13Dana Lawson is the CTO of Netlify. She’s been a technologist for decades, and was previously the VP of Engineering at Github and the Director of Engineering at New Relic, Heptio…
