"Being a gracious leader during a re-org" with DocuSign's VP of Engineering, Loïc Houssier

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In this episode — DocuSign's VP of Engineering (Loïc Houssier) chats about the lessons he learned as a leader while his company underwent a re-organization.1:53 - Reorgs not driven by growth2:43 - Accepting change as a manager3:50 - Product company moving towards portfolio company5:30 - How to organize your company to manage innovation9:04 - How a new idea or project becomes a revenue stream12:09 - The mindset of incremental innovation14:14 - Affects of a GM approach16:43 - Learning from every manager17:24 - Biases aside18:45 - Changing the definition of “done”19:51 - Thinking about the business value22:05 - Managing expectations26:43 - Difference in friction zones29:30 - Empowered or not?31:46: Emotional vs rational33:58 - Providing space and then moving onSupport the show (https://www.platohq.com/)