The Resilient Leader's Reality Check: Planning for Change and Adjusting Your Course (with Leah Tharin, Startup Advisor)

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How do you balance future planning while maintaining flexibility to adapt to changes?

In episode #178, Leah Tharin shares her insights from working in tech and start-ups for over 20 years. She covers how to lead your team through constant change, aligning your team with team goals, and why you should allow people to try a job before they commit to it.

You'll learn her framework for "reality checks," which she calls periodic evaluations that prevent you and your employees from getting off course. She also reveals how to avoid burnout and costly mistakes in the hiring process, planning for resilience, and mitigating risks.

Leah Tharin is a product leader, content creator, advisor, and startup founder. She has been in tech for over 2 decades and has founded 4 startups. Previously the Head of Product at jua.ai and Product Lead at Smallpdf, she is now a Portfolio Advisor at Notion Capital and Advisor to NorthOne and Paddle. Specializing in B2B product-led growth, she shares her experiences and features industry leaders on her website and YouTube channel.

Tune in to hear all about Leah’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!

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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[04:24] Leading versus managing a team

[10:07] Different ways to get team members aligned

[20:47] It’s very hard to predict anything

[26:25] How to handle hiring outcomes

[30:40] Allow people to try jobs before committing [37:30] When to pause the hiring process

[40:25] It takes a lot less than you think to be a good leader

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