One of my favorite things about business, and SaaS inparticular, is that the skills that distinguish a good executive running a steadily growing company from a great one running at hypergrowth depend well beyond basic product knowledge and strategic acumen. The exact same can be said said about running a successful partner program. Classic virtues, leadership, wisdom and insight are critical for top-tier leaders – the kind that drive sales and success from the top down. And one of the best resources for a busy executive to see how top thought leaders understand and manifest these traits can be found in TED Talks. TED Talks have been inspiring business leaders for more than a decade as thought leaders from all walks of industry dispense jewels of wisdom not just about their personal accomplishments, but about the mindsets and philosophies necessary to succeed. SaaS executives – especially those looking for to gain the intangibles to hit the next level – should love the following three must-see talks that offer musings on technology and leadership for every facet of building a high-performance partner program. The way things work isn’t written in stone – rather, it’s often a matter of perspective. That’s a prime takeaway from this exceptionally fun TED Talk given by Jay Silver, founder and CEO of JoyLabz, and creator of the Makey Makey invention kit. In telling the story of creating the invention kit, Silver explains how rigid, conventional thinking about the capabilities of a given tool can rule out…
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