09. Creating structures to facilitate the changing world - Guro Bakkeng Bergan - VP & GM at Fivetran

Leadership For Unicorns Podcast

Aug 2 2023 • 42 mins

Welcome to Episode 09 with Guro Bakkeng Bergen, VP & GM at Fivetran.

In this episode, we explore how leaders navigate through significant organisational shifts, the impact of artificial intelligence on leadership, and the importance of carefully selecting battles.

Guro, with her rich experience at companies like Oracle, New Relic, and ServiceSource, shares her story of overcoming challenges during periods of drastic change. She highlights how the art of leadership has evolved and shares her insights on how AI and machine learning are creating new avenues in leadership.


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Timestamps

  • [00:01:18] About Guro
  • [00:02:31] How the role of a leader has changed in the past 18 years
  • [00:05:39] Guro's story: A big shift with skewed insights
  • [00:21:15] The opportunities AI is bringing to leadership
  • [00:27:11] Making tech more representative
  • [00:34:42] How Guro picks her fights