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How Leaders Lead with David Novak

#161: Yamini Rangan, CEO of HubSpot — Fortune favors the focused

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8596 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

As a leader, you’ve got a LOT of things vying for your attention. How do you know what deserves your time and focus … and what doesn’t? Today’s episode will help you answer that big question! David is joined by Yamini Rangan, the CEO of HubSpot, a popular online CRM platform that’s growing by leaps and bounds. A big reason for HubSpot’s success is the clear sense of focus that Yamini has instilled to help everyone make better decisions and prioritize the right opportunities.  In fact, Yamini even has a phrase for it: fortune favors the focused. The way you apply your attention and focus has a huge bearing on the results you can achieve. So if you’re feeling spread a little thin, or you’re just not sure what you need to be focused on right now to really move the needle for your organization, then you’re going to love this episode! You’ll also learn: Your most strategic tool in leadership (this one will surprise you!) A paradigm-shifting way to think about company culture Practical advice for shifting out of functional roles into management A helpful mindset to overcome imposter syndrome Fresh ideas to put customers at the center of your business Take your learning further. Get proven leadership advice from these (free!) resources: The How Leaders Lead App: A vast library of 90-second leadership lessons to stay sharp on the go  Daily Insight Emails: One small (but powerful!) leadership principle to focus on each day Whichever you choose, you can be sure you’ll get the trusted leadership advice you need to advance your career, develop your team, and grow your business.

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0:00.0

Welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world.

0:10.4

I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple that you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

0:17.8

That's what this podcast is all about.

0:20.6

You know, as a leader, I bet you've got

0:22.6

a lot of things vying for your attention. How do you know what deserves your time and focus and

0:28.9

what doesn't? Well, today's conversation is going to help you answer that big question.

0:34.9

I'm joined by the CEO of HubSpot, Yamany Rongan. Now, if you don't know,

0:40.7

HubSpot is a $2 billion online customer relationship management platform, and it's growing by

0:47.0

leaps and bounds. And a big reason for their success is this very clear sense of focus that

0:53.7

Yomani has instilled to help everyone make

0:56.2

better decisions and prioritize the right opportunities. In fact, Yomini even has a phrase for it,

1:04.3

fortune favors the focused. The way you apply your attention and focus has a huge bearing

1:10.0

on the results you can achieve.

1:11.6

So if you're feeling spread a little thin, or you're just not sure what you need to be focused on right now to really move the needle for your organization, then you're going to love my conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours.

1:26.6

Yomani Rangan.

1:33.8

You know, I've had so much fun researching you because you are one heck of a CEO,

1:40.1

and I just love your approach to culture and people and customers,

1:43.4

so I can't really wait to get into this.

1:45.6

But if you could give us a snapshot of HubSpot and the business you're leading today,

1:51.0

I'd really appreciate it.

1:52.2

Yeah.

1:52.5

Thank you for having me again.

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