01. Thinking Outside The Box on Leadership with Michael Hartley

Episode #1

🀝  Michael and Liam have known each other for 28 years. 01:05

πŸ˜€ How did you get your degree? A barrage of psychometric testing Liam put him through. 02:29

πŸ˜‡ Being in the Zone: getting exposed to the world of humans and culture. 04:14

🍳 Frying pan fire moment and getting the company to the States and the importance of a good team. 06:42

βœ… If you choose to work in a tech space, finding an excellent CTO and CIO is essential. 12:18

πŸ’ Myers Briggs and understanding the people around you: β€œBusinesses should be made up of lots of different types of humans and you need to work in that landscape.” 14:38

πŸ” Switching to a partnership model and its unique culture: Being away from home and a need for a change. 15:50

🌱 Getting back to a CEO business model: The platform Comply Pro was born. 21:49

⏳ Before and Now: Building successful software as a service company is more formulaic these days and VC is all about metrics, not people.  22:46

🀩 The churn is very important and it comes from a company’s voice, culture and how you serve your customers. 24:48

πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ Younger generations at work: not bound and limited, different views on business, easy communication. 27:40

🀯 His sales team works on the team spirit and core spirit, not commission.  30:22

😊 Finding talent in New Zealand is hard: using networks, funnels and friends. 31:35


Connect with Michael: www.complypro.co.nz 

🎯 Connect with Liam: www.thezone.co