Building a World-Class Leadership Team
In this session, John walks through various leadership topics, all related to building a world-class leadership team. More specifically, John shares terrific insights into the role of a CEO in a leadership framework, how to align talent and build strong executive teams, turning your culture into a competitive advantage, best practices for effective CEO and executive communications, and how to best manage the demands on a CEO in the current environment.
John Hamm has a diverse background as a technology CEO, a venture investor and operating partner, and a leadership coach/advisor. Hamm has been an investor in and Board Director of more than 30 companies, including Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD, acquired by Broadcom), Ironport (acquired by Cisco), Documentum (acquired by EMC), Solarflare (acquired by Xilinx), and Blue Microphones (acquired by Logitech). Hamm currently leads a "private practice" CEO Executive Coaching program for VC-backed technology CEOs worldwide. He has advised more than 115 CEOs and many of their teams over the last 15 years in CEO role clarity, leadership practices, strategy, Board Management, and executive team development. Prior, John was CEO of PonoMusic, a project founded by Neil Young dedicated to the quality of studio master music recordings for consumers who value audio/musical fidelity. In addition, prior, John served as CEO of Accept Software (enterprise Product Management SaaS) which Versata acquired.
John was also a Partner at TCG Advisors and a Venture Partner at Redpoint Ventures. In addition, John has excelled in senior leadership/operating roles at several high-growth companies, including Whistle Communications, funded by IVP and Mayfield Fund (acquired by IBM in 1999). Prior, Hamm served for six years as EVP and G.M. at Adaptec. Earlier, he held executive positions at Western Digital in the U.S. and Europe. John started his career at Hewlett-Packard. John's popular leadership book, "Unusually Excellent" (Wiley - 2010), is available @ Amazon. His timeless article, "The Five Messages Leaders Must Manage", was the lead feature in the May 2006 issue of The Harvard Business Review. Prior, Hamm wrote "Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale", in HBR in December 2002, used in more than a dozen MBA programs worldwide. Hamm has been published in Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, and The WSJ. John taught at The Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. John holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering from Purdue University - Engineering Physics and Engineering Management.
Software Durability in an ‘AI World’
The Inflection Point - "Viable to Valuable"
The Four Fundamental Failures of Leadership Teams and How to Avoid Them
Scaling Up -- Playing the Platform Power Game
‘Operationalizing AI’ Series – Pricing & Revenue Acceleration in the Age of AI
Scaling a Performance Culture
Crossing the Chasm: The Documentum Case Study on G2M and Leadership
Practical AI in Action for Executives
Pitch-Ready: How Great CEOs Tell the Story & Communicate Effectively
Design as a Growth Engine: Lessons for Founders and Leaders
Winning the Next Channel: How to Build Visibility & Demand in LLMs
Blueprint for Creating "Real Customer Success"
Best Practices for Prospect Conversion & Engagement
B2B SaaS Public & Private Market Outlook & Update led by Piper Sandler
Achieving Next Level Growth by Optimizing Value and Price
Amplify Go-to-Market via Account-Based Marketing "(ABM)"
Best Practices for Recruiting Exceptional Go-To-Market Executives
Building a High-Performance GTM Organization
Building a Revenue Machine Through RevOps
Building a Best-in-Class, Data-Driven Customer Experience & Success Strategy
