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In this special episode of Take the Lead, we are joined by Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn Global Chief Economist, who shares her data and insights for the APAC Region, including:  Macroeconomic/Economic Outlook for 2024 Globally & APAC Key insights from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Evolving labour market trends in APAC and Australia, focusing on remote and hybrid work models, and the rapid change in skills due to Generative AI. The implications of economic recovery for revenue leaders, including GDP growth and the strategic importance of relationships in business. Predictions for industry growth acceleration, particularly in finance, manufacturing (renewables), and healthcare sectors. Gender equity metrics in APAC countries in light of International Women's Day, focusing on female representation in the workforce and leadership roles. LinkedIn Host: Alana BrittainLinkedIn Guest: Karin Kimbrough - LinkedIn Global Chief Economist  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode of Take the Lead, we dive into the implications of how generative AI will impact the B2B sales landscape. We demystify the hype around AI, and focus on key productivity gains that will help add value to sales teams and augment human capability. Grace Kerrison – Head of Sales Solutions, APAC, LinkedIn Greg Arnold – VP of Engineering, LinkedInNeil Khare - Head of Product Marketing, LinkedInSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Take the Lead discusses how businesses are adapting to changes in the way work gets done and how customers buy products and services.  Sonia Adams - Global Client Chief Officer, GHD and Nick Reynolds - CMO, Johnson Controls Hitachi Air discuss how their industries have shifted from traditional selling approaches to more consultative, data-driven models focused on building trust and understanding customer needs. They talk about the challenges of leading intergenerational workforces and implementing new technologies. Both emphasise the importance of understanding different generations, focusing on key priorities, and having regular conversations with employees to drive change and productivity in a way that considers everyone's perspectives. LinkedIn Host Alana Brittain, Head of Strategic & Enterprise Sales Solutions ANZLinkedIn Guests: Sonia Adams - Global Client Chief Officer, GHDNick Reynolds - CMO, Johnson Controls Hitachi Air  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Tim Grogan - Director of Sales, LinkedIn Sales Solutions, as he explores the importance of coaching and cultivating high performing sales teams.As pressure continues to mount on sales teams due to longer deal cycles, remote working, expanding stakeholders, and a rapidly changing macro environment - this has never been more important.We’re going to start by hearing from Srividhya V.S., the Global Head of Sales Effectiveness & Enablement at Infosys.Sri has a proven track record of implementing multi-million dollar cost savings and efficient methods in order to achieve operational excellence.Then we’ll be joined by Keith McDaid and Sarah Tinson.Keith leads Strategy for ANZ Mobile Lending, the franchise proposition within ANZ. A passionate advocate of coaching for high performance, Keith credits his success in leading highly engaged teams to an inclusive leadership style that ensures everyone succeeds together.Our other guest is Sarah Tinson. Sarah is the Head of Enablement & GTM at MYOB Australia. Sarah truly thrives on driving transformational change to create a better experience for customers and employees.Host: Tim Grogan - Director of Sales, LinkedIn Sales SolutionsGuest: Keith McDaid - Business Performance (Strategy) Lead, ANZGuest: Sarah Tinson - Head of Enablement & GTM, MYOB AustraliaGuest: Srividhya V.S. - Global Head of Sales Effectiveness & Enablement, InfosysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honour of International Women’s Day, this episode will be a celebration, discussion and conversation about this year's theme - ‘embrace equity’. The episode was recorded live on-site at Salesforce World Tour Sydney, and this allowed us to bring together incredible industry voices for this conversation from our incredible panel and special contributors. You’ll hear what embracing equity means for our leaders, as well as ways we can truly bring equity to the workplace.  Host: Grace Kerrison , Head Of Sales Solutions, APAC, LinkedIn Guest: Fiona Low , VP / Group Director of Global Marketing, Worley Guest: Gail Moody-Byrd , Vice President of Marketing, LinkedIn Sales Solutions Special Contributors:Lori Castillo-Martinez Executive Vice President & Chief Equality OfficerColin Timm SVP & Country Manager at SalesforceCarrie Smith CMO, Accenture Sally Mack Head of Revenue Operations, Safety CultureTake The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to unlock the power of Deep Sales, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s no secret that we are currently experiencing global economic uncertainty.  This episode will explore how this uncertainty can affect sellers and the benefits of using data-driven insights to find growth opportunities. Our panel will be sharing some of the challenges their sales team are experiencing and how they are overcoming this.  Host: Grace Kerrison, Head Of Sales Solutions, APAC, LinkedIn  Guest: Abbie White, Founder & CEO of Sales Refined Pty Ltd Guest: Shamik Ghosh VP Hybrid Cloud Sales, Hitachi Vantara We also have a special contribution from LinkedIn’s Global Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough outlining global macro trends. Karin Kimbrough, Global Chief Economist at LinkedIn For more information, visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub. Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. Let us know if you want to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to unlock the power of deep sales. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode dives into the critical pillars B2B sales leaders will need to focus on to uncover profitable growth amongst continued economic uncertainty. The panel discuss the need for sales teams to go deeper, leverage meaningful data and nurture deeper relationships with customers in order to succeed now and grow into the future. Resources Deep Sales Overview Deck Reimagining B2B Selling Blog Why Deep Sales Matters Blog   Host: Tim Grogan, Director of Sales, LinkedIn Sales Solutions Guest: Dileep Kannan, Regional Director, Grab for Business Guest: Chris Russo, GM - Customer Sales & Strategy, TPG Telecom   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the transformative years of the pandemic, sales leaders are consolidating what they've learnt for their team and customers. Check out the State of Sales APAC 2022 Report - Click to Download Topics covered The pandemic disrupted the sales process — permanently and positively.  Thought leadership point of view in the background of uncertainty. The continued rise of sales technology and data-driven selling Top performers are thriving due to their intelligent use of technology Joining Grace Kerrison are two guests with significant strategic and management oversight at MYOB and Telstra. These two companies have made significant changes to their sales strategies and how they sell, based on feedback from sales staff and their customers.   Host: Grace Kerrison, Head of Sales Solutions, LinkedIn APAC Guest: Daniel West, Chief Sales & Support Officer, MYOB Guest: Reagan Barry, Head of Commercial Steering, Telstra   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode provides insights into the transformational journey and evolution of Customer Success. Joined by special guest Anthony Slater, Director, Customer Success, Docusign APJ dives into trends taking place in the Customer Success function, the digital tools that help add value to the customer journey and evolution of where Customer Success is heading into the future.   Host: Alana Brittain, Head of Enterprise LinkedIn Sales Solutions Aus NZ at LinkedIn Host: Abhai Singh, Head of Sales Solution - India, LinkedIn Guest: Anthony Slater, Director, Customer Success, APJ at DocuSign   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Get the latest on the State of Sales 2021 APAC.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this special episode dedicated to International Women's Day 2022, we're joined by special guest co-host Carolyn Chin-Parry, Digital Innovation Leader from PwC Singapore. We delve into some of the critical issues involved with creating a more equitable world of work.And make the case for digital inclusion, how diverse teams can win and discuss bridging the gender gap for the emerging green economy.   Host: Grace Kerrison, Head of Sales Solutions - APAC, LinkedIn Cohost: Carolyn Chin-Parry, Digital Innovation Leader, PwC Singapore   Thank you to our APAC Executive Contributors: Christine Fellowes Tharani Jegatheeswaran Ruchee Anand Jagdish Mitra Wendy Johnstone Meenu Bagla Kylie Ahern Frank Koo Kevin Ackhurst   Links to Episode Resources: Global Green Skills Report 2022 Diversity Drives Sales Success   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Get the latest on the State of Sales 2021 APAC.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode provides insights into strategies for growth and success that companies should be focusing on to build for their sales teams in 2022. We also deep dive into the digital skills that are trending and critical for success for sales and marketing professionals, and how greater alignment between the two teams can bring greater success for the year ahead.   Host: Tim Grogan, Head of ANZ & Key Accounts APAC, Sales Solutions at LinkedIn Host: Alana Brittain, Head of Enterprise LinkedIn Sales Solutions Aus NZ at LinkedIn Guest: Fraser McNaughton, Chief Marketing Officer, Grant Thornton Australia and President at ICON APAC   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Get the latest on the State of Sales 2021 APAC.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our first episode; Hybrid is the Way covers how employees are rethinking work; why, where and how in what we call the Great Reshuffle. We also discuss the need for digital tools and data intelligence in the borderless economy and the growing data economies and industries within APAC.   Host: Grace Kerrison, Head of Sales Solutions - APAC at LinkedIn Host: Tim Grogan, Head of ANZ & Key Accounts APAC, Sales Solutions at LinkedIn Guest: Pei Ying Chua, APAC Lead Economist & Data Scientist, LinkedIn   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub. Get the latest on the State of Sales 2021 APAC.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.