Marco Aurelio, Former Senior Practice Leader at Amazon Web Services and Current Executive Advisor at SandboxAQ, On: Invoking Other People’s Power, the Case for Inquiry Instead of Command, and Leading Against the Grain
Marco Aurelio is the Executive Advisor for SandboxAQ, an enterprise SaaS company that seeks to solve some of society's most challenging problems. With more than 30 years of information management experience, Marco is a recognized figure among businesses and a trusted consultant. He worked in executive roles at Amazon Web Services, Delphix, Oracle, and SAP, to name a few. He specializes in system development, managing global programs, and team building.
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Creating great workplace cultures and connections with employees may seem exclusive to small businesses. Startups and minor companies have an easier time developing a positive culture because of their size. At larger, more expansive organizations, that same intimacy and unity can feel unattainable. Yet some leaders can accomplish the seemingly impossible.
Marco Aurelio is a proven executive and consultant who has worked with Amazon, Oracle, SAP, and many other leading businesses. Despite the size of these brands, he cultivated quality cultures within them. His approach has been refined over a long and storied career, and now you can learn directly from him.
In this episode of Next Wave Leadership, Dov Pollack has an insightful conversation with Marco Aurelio, Executive Advisor at SandboxAQ, to talk about the finer details of leadership and building great cultures. They discuss the difficulties and opportunities of working within larger businesses, nurturing relationships with employees, and bringing your authentic self to work. The two also touch on the power of inquiry over command and how to lead against the grain.