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Paul Stansik

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Tactics, frameworks, and mindsets for investor-backed executives and their teams — written and hosted by a private equity operating partner.

Jun 23

What My Dad Taught Me About Work

Everybody has one person who's shaped their career more than any other. For me, that's my dad, Jim Stansik. Here's what I learned from watching work.

16 min
Mar 28

How To Hire a Simplifier

The pass/fail interview guide that gives you everything you need to test and assess for the most important leadership quality that all high-performers share.

12 min
Mar 8

Don't Drop The Ball

You don't need a better strategy or a shiny new product or another addition to your tech stack. You just need to stop the silly little mistakes that are holding your business back. Do that, and you win. This episode is all about the art, science, and mindset of minimizing dropped balls - and the competitive advantage you gain when you decide to finally make sure the basics you take for granted are actually happening.

32 min
Jan 21

Simplifiers and Complicators

Here's the best piece of career advice anyone is going to give you: Be a simplifier, not a complicator. This episode is all about the #1 quality that separates the best investor-backed executives from everyone else, and the three specific behaviors that all simplifiers share.

9 min
Jan 6

How To Make Your Investors Fall In Love With You

Everyone has favorites. Including the people backing your company.

12 min

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Tactics, frameworks, and mindsets for investor-backed executives and their teams — written and hosted by a private equity operating partner.

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