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Is instant success holding you back from true mastery?

Kipp, Kieran, and guest, Wes Kao (cofounder of Maven and altMBA), dive into the lessons learned from Seth Godin about embracing the craft, overcoming fear of failure, and achieving true success through strategic thinking. Learn more on why perfecting your skills requires deliberate effort, the crucial difference between strategy and strategic thinking, and how constructive feedback can transform teams. This episode breaks down how high standards, strong leadership, and handson experience are the key drivers of high performance and longterm success.

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Wes Kao https://www.weskao.com/
Seth Godin https://seths.blog/
Maven https://maven.com/
altMBA https://altmba.com/

Timestamps
00:00 Partnering with Seth Godin.
04:27 Airbnb faced city opposition, used snarky campaigns.
06:31 Embrace the grind to achieve success.
10:25 Distinguishing strategy from strategic thinking is crucial.
15:08 Working with Seth was transformative, raising standards.
18:02 How can a manager increase team standards?
19:38 High standards, low coaching, leads to sink or swim.
23:51 Leaders stay close to primary data for better judgment.
25:51 Senior tacticians need handson understanding of platforms.
31:40 Exploring the meaning and approach of "direct".
36:46 Encouraging critical thinking through specific questions.
40:59 Leaders must embrace positive confrontation for growth.
43:08 Effective feedback requires strategic, not emotional, communication.

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About the Show
Kipp Bodnar, HubSpot’s CMO and Kieran Flanagan Zapier’s CMO, lead you down the rabbit hole of marketing trends, growth tactics and innovation. On the way you’ll pick up undiscovered strategies to give you that slight edge for success. These are not your typical twitter thread regurgitated marketing tactics that everyone is doing. These are new methods, with unfiltered examination of successful fresh ideas.