Culture

Discover strategies to build a robust company culture that promotes growth and innovation. Agile Operator offers insights to create a positive and productive work environment.

Mike O'Malley
Podcast

Building Categories, Brands, and Credibility in Cybersecurity with Mike O’Malley

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In this episode of Margins and Mandates, Jeff sits down with Mike O’Malley, CMO of cybersecurity provider Oligo Security, to talk about what it really takes to transform and scale SaaS companies in hyper-competitive markets. Mike shares lessons from leading CyberArk’s rapid pivot from perpetual licenses to SaaS in just six quarters, blitz-scaling API security […]

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War room
CEO, All

Margins. Mandates. Mayhem: Why Operators Need Agility—Not Just Answers

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The first time I truly understood what it meant to be an operator under pressure, I was sitting in a boardroom staring at two numbers: rising input costs and an immovable growth target. We had just been told to cut 20% of our spend—while growing revenue 30% in the same quarter. The oxygen left the

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Leadership, CEO, Operational Excellence

The Quiet Strength of Consistency in Leadership

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Change. It’s exciting. It’s terrifying. And for many organizations, it’s the default setting. Whether you’re scaling rapidly, pivoting into new markets, or leading a full-blown transformation, one truth holds firm: your team is watching. Not just your decisions but your tone, your values, and whether you practice what you preach. And this is where consistency

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Clarity
CEO, Leadership, Operational Excellence

Clarity: Addressing the Crisis of Trust in Organizations

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We live in the trust-crisis age. The onslaught of information, personalized to our liking, through mass and social media, can hardly be consumed, nevermind trusted. The posture of skepticism of messaging and information continues to rise. As leaders, we seek to build trust and loyalty within our teams. The benefits seem obvious: motivation, collaboration, and

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All, CEO, Leadership, Operational Excellence

From Founder to Future: Navigating the Transition with a Growth Mindset

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The concept of a founder’s mentality, while crucial in the early stages of a company for driving growth and innovation, can indeed present barriers to fostering a growth mindset as the organization scales. This article addresses how investors and new leaders in founder-led companies can get sustained benefit from a founder’s mentality while establishing the necessary (growth mindset) culture to achieve sustained growth.

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Operational Excellence, Leadership

Achieving Peak Performance: How to Build High-Performing Teams

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SaaS operators should focus on building high-performing teams through improving organizational health, investing in strategic hiring, a growth mindset, and a winning culture for sustained success, as recommended by industry thought leaders.

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