Plato Engineering Q&As

"Leading during changing circumstances" 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 growth
  • 2:43 - Accepting change as a manager
  • 3:50 - Product company moving towards portfolio company
  • 5:30 - How to organize your company to manage innovation
  • 9:04 - How a new idea or project becomes a revenue stream
  • 12:09 - The mindset of incremental innovation
  • 14:14 - Affects of a GM approach
  • 16:43 - Learning from every manager
  • 17:24 - Biases aside
  • 18:45 - Changing the definition of “done”
  • 19:51 - Thinking about the business value
  • 22:05 - Managing expectations
  • 26:43 - Difference in friction zones
  • 29:30 - Empowered or not?
  • 31:46: Emotional vs rational
  • 33:58 - Providing space and then moving on


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