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“Melody, when was a time you had to help leadership manage a significant strategic shift? How did you approach the people side of that change?”

“everything all the time, but I think you, you've gotta look for patterns and themes, and if there becomes a pattern and a theme to some feedback you're getting, there's probably something going on.”

“So it's really a balance and understanding not every piece of feedback can and should be used and designed, but it should be heard. And we need to think about how we might be able to incorporate that.”

“ensuring that the MVVs are clear and they address any questions or feedback that might arise. So for us, measurement is more is, is, is more than just data. It's about engaging our employees in the conversation. I would...”

“So you're going to hear this theme again in all my stories, which is about navigating company growth, because that's where I work, right? Navigating that growth from scrappy startup to a scaling business.”

“who's listening now, who's in charge of”

“I feel like it was a two-parter. There was something else you asked me, but I didn't hear.”

“You could almost hear people fidget with the weirdness of me asking them to”

“your company go through a sale like this, you're looking at, you're looking at you're not only the target company, but the companies that are interested in you. And we had— there are always several companies interested,...”

“right things or wasn't listening to them. Product felt like sales didn't understand that they can't prioritize everything. And so, we would run into certain issues and it would feel like there was just misalignment. Anyw...”

“Debbie, as someone who's managed multiple acquisitions, what role does culture play in successful”

“that you're doing this consistently. You're evaluating, you're going back, you're checking, you're making sure, and you're always starting with listening. So the moment your metrics start to stagnate, determine whether o...”