Scaling a Performance Culture
In this session, John will spend an hour exploring the challenges and critical importance of scaling a performance culture. Many of your companies are at key inflection points where the executive team's culture and commitment to performance throughout the organization are critical to achieving the company's next level of success.
A few discrete topics that John will cover include:
- Establishing Values that are relevant, real, and operational
- Setting expectations around those values in day-to-day work
- Open, Direct, Honest communication about the nature of a performance culture
- Enrolling and empowering your senior leadership team to help drive change
- The A Player, B Player, C Player “thing” and how to get it right
- The commitment required in the CEO role to make all of this work to drive value
I’m sure everyone will agree this will be a stellar (and hyper-relevant) session! The goal is for you to leave the session with a handful of insights, decisions, and actions you can take to strengthen your organization and achieve high performance.
John Hamm is an accomplished technology CEO, venture investor, operating partner, and leadership coach with over 20 years of experience advising more than 125 CEOs. John has established himself as a trusted advisor worldwide, specializing in CEO role clarity, leadership practices, team building, strategy, and Board management for VC-backed technology companies. He has also served as an investor and Board Director for over 30 public and private companies, including Brocade, Ironport, Documentum, Solarflare, and Blue Microphones. As many of you know, John led the CEO Leadership Training at our Sundance and Austin events for the last few years. He currently coaches three PeakSpan CEOs. He is also the author of the best-selling leadership book Unusually Excellent.
In addition to his advisory work, John has held leadership roles such as CEO of PonoMusic, a company founded by Neil Young to enhance the fidelity of music recordings, and Accept Software, a SaaS provider acquired by Versata. He recently completed a two-year term as an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, coaching portfolio company CEOs. His diverse career includes roles as a Partner at TCG Advisors and a Venture Partner at Redpoint Ventures.
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