Influencing the C-Suite

Ignacio Castroverde
Cisco Senior Director, Global SMB & Mid-Market Sales Acceleration and Program Office1y
I learned soon enough that being direct and straightforward was vital when engaging with senior execs at the organization. C-level execs face a multitude of priorities, t...
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Josh Chang
HubSpot Director, GTM Strategy & Revenue Operations2y
Revenue operations managers get several things wrong when trying to influence the C-Suite:Trying to communicate too many or overly complex topics - these leaders have ver...
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Sowmya Srinivasan
HubSpot Vice President of Revenue Operations9mo
If I could go back and give my younger self advice, it would be this: influencing the C-Suite isn’t about having all the answers - it’s about showing up with clarity, con...
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Ignacio Castroverde
Cisco Senior Director, Global SMB & Mid-Market Sales Acceleration and Program Office1y
When two senior execs are at odds, focus on the common goal. Just try to make it factual, so you present data or insights that address their differing viewpoints, and pro...
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Ken Liu
Redis Director - Global Sales Strategy & Operations | Formerly Databricks, Google3y
Having access to the C-suite can be helpful for your career from a learning, career growth and networking experience. Some ways to gain access to the C-suite include:Work...
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Ignacio Castroverde
Cisco Senior Director, Global SMB & Mid-Market Sales Acceleration and Program Office1y
Most of my C-Suite interactions happen through brief, structured check-ins. I (usually) come prepared with concise updates on key metrics or initiatives and a clear ask o...
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How do we work with our Exec team to help narrow down what we focus on?
Revenue operations managers often get pulled in several directions and everything feels urgent.
Ignacio Castroverde
Cisco Senior Director, Global SMB & Mid-Market Sales Acceleration and Program Office1y
This one is easy: Keep it simple and collaborative. Make them part of your plan since the very beginning.It all starts with arranging a meeting with the Exec group to lea...
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Ignacio Castroverde
Cisco Senior Director, Global SMB & Mid-Market Sales Acceleration and Program Office1y
I want to make a point here: it's with everyone on the C-Suite.You need to ensure everybody's goals and concerns are heard. But if you'd need to prioritise, I'd pay speci...
414 Views
Ken Liu
Redis Director - Global Sales Strategy & Operations | Formerly Databricks, Google3y
Revenue operations provides utility to the C-suite in various capacities, ranging from revenue forecasting, to process optimization to data and analytics. These are all ...
2015 Views
Ken Liu
Redis Director - Global Sales Strategy & Operations | Formerly Databricks, Google3y
I was fortunate enough to have access to client C-suite early in my career at Google when I was part of their ad sales teams.Within the sales team, I specialized in marke...
1242 Views
Azim Mitha
HubSpot Senior Director, Sales Strategy & Operations (APAC)2y
Here are some of the habits to cultivate when working with C-Suite: Work to understand and align your initiatives with the overarching strategic priorities and objecti...
1656 Views
Ken Liu
Redis Director - Global Sales Strategy & Operations | Formerly Databricks, Google3y
In my experience, the most successful way to convince leadership for more HC is by adopting one or more of the following best practices when submitting the ask: Show how...
1436 Views
Kayvan Dastgheib-Beheshti
Payscale VP, GTM Operations & Business Intelligence3y
Short version, RevOps stakeholders evolve as a company grows.   Single stakeholder or a handful of direct connections with department heads Diversification as stakeholde...
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