Claire Hughes Johnson
Corporate Officer & Advisor @ Stripe
Former COO of Stripe (2014-2021). Author of Scaling People. Board member at Aurora and HubSpot.
βLessons from scaling Stripe, covering product design, team leadership, and career development.β
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βAnd we could be like, we don't really have that. It just gives you a little more selling flexibility too.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βYes, you can say, "Oh yeah, I actually am in charge of optimization for our payments product." I'm sure you are. I'm sure that's what youβ
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βDistinguish management and leadership is the third one, yep.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βSay the thing you think you cannot say, yeah.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βThere is no one. There's no perfect org structure, there's no perfect operating approach, there's no perfect, yeah, performance and management and level system. But having one and committing to it is ...β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βHow you know is people are asking you. Especially new hires are asking you a lot of questions about what's important, or "Why do we do it this way?" You said it yourself at the beginning. Doesn't writ...β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βYes. We called it the spin the wheel, the spin wheel on who gets to present. But that has a logic in it, which is then you're not working. So just prepare it.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βThere's a, yeah, intentional. There's a team building.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βWell, one, you don't feel as isolated because you're in a team, but also there's more joint work than people realize, I think at least in the companies I'd like to work for.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βWell, a lot of what we talked about, having common codified documents of what we believe in, how we work, and then using communication practices very intelligently. Never think that one communication,...β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βYes. And just like a marketer, use different channels. Some people read emails, some people watch videos, some people attend the meeting. Repeat.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)
βIs a lot about what they're working on. And it's because it is, again, an unsung thing that is critical and that I don't think people naturally come to.β
Lessons from scaling Stripe | Claire Hughes Johnson (former COO of Stripe)