SNP Renn Vara
The Dependence of Independence
We pride ourselves on our independence. We make our own decisions, we say. We run our lives. We pick our friends. We control our time. Choose
We pride ourselves on our independence. We make our own decisions, we say. We run our lives. We pick our friends. We control our time. Choose
Two friends of ours from Berlin once described a well-known founder we all work with like this: “He beats his head against the brick wall
In his latest blog post, SNP‘s Co-Founder Renn Vara discusses preventing burnout with purpose. Read on to hear what he has to say about mission,
“I don’t get it,” she says as we talk about thought leadership. It’s a topic that pops up often in our work. Leaders with experience
I’ve started listening to Sarah Jaffe’s latest book, Work Won’t Love You Back. Nikole Yinger, a local D&I thinker, and Wright Institute trained psychotherapist suggested
The Missionary. The Competent. The Accountable. Scaling a business isn’t easy, but with those 3 people, you can make your business work. “I don’t get
A few pieces of advice for American business leaders in global companies: “HQ doesn’t want to hear the truth,” he said as he explained the
A message for leaders: Whether you like it or not, you’re all now CROs, Chief Repetition Officers. “I’m boring me,” he said. He’s the founder
Ok, stop what you’re doing. No really. Stop. Stop and listen. We all need to have better judgement. To do that, we need to stop
I tried to teach leadership adaptability to expats in Singapore. They weren’t buying it. “Hopefully it’s more than just serving and teaching.” He’s not quite
Hyatt tapped SNP to create a video promoting GMU Live — the onsite portion of General Manager University onboarding program. SNP traveled to Chicago for the shoot to coach the speakers on camera and capture compelling b-roll that highlighted the new general managers’ emotional, and educational journey into Hyatt.
Back in 2013, Asana was still a young company and some of their managers were experiencing leadership roles for the first time. So they needed to learn how to be, well, leaders. Like how to be more influential, directive, confident, and how to deal with conflict. Because if they could flourish then Asana could start to scale even faster (and without so many growing pains).
Enter SNP.
We started with just one 1:1 coaching relationship. But the good word spread fast. Soon enough more people from Asana’s management team were seeking our unique third party perspective, skill-based approach, and communications expertise to build their personal brand, strengthen their careers, and achieve more. (And did we mention the coaching program was a perk that attracted new talent? We didn’t? Well…) Eight years later and Asana is still scaling. And we’re still by their side helping them do it.
