#72: Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Chairman & CEO—Plant the Vision

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

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🗓️ 3 March 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Today’s guest is Shantanu Narayen, the Chairman and CEO of Adobe. It’s the leader’s job to communicate the vision of the company in a way that ignites the hearts and minds of the people they lead and plant the flag of a big idea. Our teams don’t show up simply for the paycheck. They want something bigger to be a part of, a compelling vision to get behind that infuses all kinds of meaning and passion into their day to day. Since 2018, Adobe’s valuation has tripled and is now at 300 billion dollars. That type of growth is possible because of the work Shantanu has done to lead his team toward a compelling vision. Adobe is a team of innovators and they’re chasing a vision they believe in, one their team is pursuing together, and with passion. There’s a lot we can learn from Shantanu and how he’s igniting the hearts and minds of the people he leads. In this episode, you’ll learn: How a software engineer becomes a CEO, and what roads and flags have to do with it How to prioritize long-term innovation AND short-term execution How to disrupt your own company in order to stay ahead of competitors Why having data AND a narrative matters in an Adobe performance review Why this year’s stock price is not a good indicator of current performance PLUS, Why your vision may not yet be aspirational ENOUGH 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 best leaders in the world.
0:09.0	I break down the key learnings so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader.
0:18.0	That's what this podcast is all about.
0:20.0	Today's guest is Shantanou
0:22.2	Narayan, the chairman and CEO of Adobe. It's the leader's job to communicate the vision of the
0:27.9	company in a way that ignites the hearts and minds of the people they lead. In other words,
0:33.1	plant the flag of a big idea. Now our teams don't show up simply for the paycheck. They want something
0:39.6	bigger to be a part of, a compelling vision to get behind that infuses all kinds of meaning and
0:46.0	passion and purpose into their day-to-day. Adobe is a team of innovators and they're chasing a vision
0:53.0	that they believe in, one their team is
0:55.6	pursuing together and with passion. There's a lot we can learn from Chantanou and how he's igniting
1:02.1	the hearts and minds of the people he leads. I can't wait for you to listen in. Here's my conversation
1:08.2	with my friend and soon to be yours, Shantanantanou and Orion, the chairman and CEO of Adobe.
1:20.0	You know, I had the good fortune of meeting you first on a putting green where I made the bold request to have this conversation on how you lead.
1:29.4	And to my delight, you said yes. So thanks so much.
1:33.0	Thanks for having me, David. I've definitely admired what you've done.
1:36.9	And your gift of giving back, I think, is something that I am excited to participate in.
1:42.9	Well, thanks a lot. We're going to have fun doing this. You've been CEO of Adobe since 2008.
1:48.7	Can you give us a little quick snapshot of the company?
1:51.7	Sure. You know, the mission of the company, David, we talk about changing the world through
1:56.7	digital experiences. And the company was founded and actually created what is now known as the
2:04.0	desktop publishing revolution. So the first invention of the company was PostScript.
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