{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67034e09aa9d704b1e50146f/69b9851be03672b0c7570db3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Manager’s Word Has To Mean Something ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67034e09aa9d704b1e50146f/1773765783185-b1adec5a-a923-49ff-8f60-d650d4d6c5f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What if the secret to great leadership is actually learning to say no? Annie Riley sits down with Gautam Prabhu, VP of Engineering at Scribe AI and longtime startup operator, to unpack his lessons from 25+ years of building teams at PagerDuty, Zendesk, and Opentrons. Gautam talks through why leaders should treat every “yes” as a promise, how winning teams are built through systems (not heroics), why a bad decision is better than no decision at all, and how he builds trust through honesty and accountability.</p><p><br></p><p>Time Stamps:</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Meet Gautam Prabhu</p><p>02:11 From engineer to accidental manager</p><p>05:04 Learning leadership the hard way</p><p>08:26 The two kinds of trust</p><p>12:03 Why intent matters first</p><p>15:42 Competence has to follow</p><p>19:18 Why great managers say no</p><p>23:57 A bad decision beats no decision</p><p>28:41 Startups can’t run on heroes forever</p><p>33:22 Building systems that scale</p><p>39:48 What great leadership really leaves behind</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://annieriley.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join us on Substack&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.fortlight.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Level up your leadership skills with Fort Light&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-riley/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with Annie Riley</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamprabhu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with Gautam Prabhu</a></p><p><a href=\"https://dub.sh/BMENominate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nominate Your Best Manager Ever</a></p><p><br></p><p>Best Manager Ever is a Production of <a href=\"https://www.fortlight.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Light </a>and <a href=\"https://nowitshear.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Now It’s Hear</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Annie Riley"}