Frank Slootman on Focus, Performance, Bureaucracy, & Success | The Knowledge Project Podcast 173

Acclaimed executive Frank Slootman dives deep into the no-nonsense, results-based strategies that have made him a leading executive, including how to approach the first 90 days after taking over a company, doing less and doing better, the difference between a good sales organization and a great one, how to get the best out of people, positioning yourself for future success, and more.
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00:00 - Intro
00:59 - How to operate within the first 90 days of being at a new company
07:17 - How to establish trust in a performance-based culture
09:57 - On family-based organizations
11:22 - How to narrow focus with an organization
17:22 - How to fight bureaucracy
21:30 - How to prevent performance stagnation
24:52 - How to reward employees (besides money)
26:30 - Difference between good sales organization and great sales organization
30:05 - The relationship between sales and product
34:10 - How to determine where problems lie in an organization
37:10 - How an organization can position itself for success in the future
40:45 - Slootman’s thoughts on AI
46:58 - How Slootman handles mistakes
50:20 - On the difficulty of interviews
55:05 - What is success for Slootman
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[@GuenterSandmannBlackForest]

What a great conversation with a lot good insights! Frank Slootman is spot on !

[@vivekdeshpande4619]

The last answer about what is success was my favourite part of the podcast. Thank you so much 😊

[@SiddharthTripathi365]

🙏🏽🙏🏽 Amazing conversation. Where else can you get a 1 hour 1/1 with slootman. Legendary work Shane.

[@kumarapurv]

Great respect for this man! Wisdom here!

[@XanderZonneveld-fl9yo]

This is by far the best podcast I have heard about business success! Do people have other suggestions which are related to Frank Slootman's philosophy? Thanks!

[@UrthKitten]

Brave of him to acknowledge these things atleast..

[@justiceessiel6123]

he has the old way of doing business old does not mean bad and in our times maybe it can work but may not work long term .. you have to be a goldman sachs to keep this because you know you always have new talent