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Navigating Change - Matt Farry - Shift & Thrive - Episode # 022
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Sisällön tarjoaa Natalie Nathanson. Natalie Nathanson tai sen podcast-alustan kumppani lataa ja toimittaa kaiken podcast-sisällön, mukaan lukien jaksot, grafiikat ja podcast-kuvaukset. Jos uskot jonkun käyttävän tekijänoikeudella suojattua teostasi ilman lupaasi, voit seurata tässä https://fi.player.fm/legal kuvattua prosessia.
On this week's episode of Shift & Thrive: CEO Insights on Driving Change, Natalie sits down with guest Matt Farry, Chief Product Officer of CyFlare and Founder. Matt is a seasoned entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert with 20 years in the industry and nine years of active duty in the US Coast Guard. They discuss managing major organizational change, the role of individual adaptability, and the value of self-awareness in leadership. Matt highlights his experience transitioning CyFlare from a services company to a SaaS model, emphasizing the need for a separate P&L, dedicated team, and continuous customer feedback. He also shares his personal journey of embracing a nomadic lifestyle, which taught him empathy, flexibility, and prioritization.
Takeaways:
- Foster Adaptability and Lead by Example. Encourage team members at all levels to take initiative and lead changes within their capacities. Display adaptability yourself to set a standard.
- Focus on creating balanced teams with complementary skills to tackle diverse challenges. Regularly reassess team composition to ensure it fits current and future needs.
- Implement frameworks to ensure clear and effective communication during meetings and discussions. Train your team to use this common language to reduce misunderstandings and streamline decision-making.
- When introducing significant changes create independent teams with clear, separate goals and resources. Ensure these initiatives have the autonomy needed to innovate without being bogged down by existing processes.
- Actively seek feedback from both internal and external customers and use it to guide product development and improvements. Prioritize negative feedback as it often highlights critical areas that need attention.
- Be open to major lifestyle changes and use these experiences to gain new perspectives on leadership and business. Apply personal growth and learning to improve how you lead and interact with your team.
Quote of the Show:
- “Life is a game of making it more good than bad and the players you pick to play the game with impact whether that mission is successful or not successful.”
Links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfarry87/
- Company Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyflare/
- Email: matthewf@cyflare.com
Ways to Tune In:
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2D1YbT2QhKxIwbREpU7EMb
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shift-thrive-ceo-insights-on-driving-change/id1740828813
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/fa60b654-1955-4055-93df-fdd40c2a5c8f/shift-thrive-ceo-insights-on-driving-change
- iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-shift-thrive-ceo-insights-166792501
- Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/shift-and-thrive-ceo-insights-on-driving-change/PC:1001086797
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClf9QxGUxZw_Sv8_4bZP34Q
This show is sponsored by Magnetude Consulting, bringing you the thinking-Power of a Growth Consultancy and the Getting-It-Done Power of a full-service B2B Marketing Agency.
Learn more at: https://www.magnetudeconsulting.com
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