{"podcast":{"title":"Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)","slug":"lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768","podcast_index_feed_id":1064768,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leadtheteam/","website_url":"HTTPS://benfanning.com/blog","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/10af0b95-04e6-42cc-b03d-73690ea3bb8a/QKJ4Hxs4kaKpd554m1ArvK6B.jpg","author":"Ben Fanning","episode_count":465,"summary":"Real CEOs. Real Stories. Hosted by Ben Fanning—2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Best Business Podcast and ranked in the Top 2% globally—Lead the Team draws on over 600 CEO interviews to take you inside the minds of leaders from brands like Honeywell, HP, IBM, Dunkin’, and L’Oréal. In each episode, you’ll hear raw, unfiltered stories of leading through rapid growth, high-stakes decisions, and make-or-break moments—plus the CEO-tested tools and strategies they use to build high-performing teams. From turning around billion-dollar brands to sparking innovation at scale, these leaders share lessons you can put into action right now to lead your own team better. Subscribe now. ------------- https://www.benfanning.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfanning/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:21:29.253817+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768"},"episode":{"title":"How Great Leaders Eliminate Team Silos | TeamViewer CRO, Mark Banfield","slug":"how-great-leaders-eliminate-team-silos-teamviewer-cro-mark-banfield","published_at":"2026-06-28T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-great-leaders-eliminate-team-silos-teamviewer-cro-mark-banfield","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768","url":"http://www.benfanning.com/theceosessions/mark-banfield","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/998e6038-f520-4953-a337-669f6e9aa992.mp3","summary":"When growth pressure hits an organization, it triggers a hidden survival instinct: teams become political, siloed, and reactive. Most executives try to solve this by pushing harder—but driving pace without dignity is exactly how you destroy organizational trust. In this episode of Lead The Team, Ben Fanning sits down with Mark Banfield, Chief Revenue Officer at TeamViewer (and former CEO of 1e), to break down what it actually takes to scale a high-growth SaaS business across private equity and public markets without causing massive team burnout. Mark shares the exact framework required to create \"constructive interference\"—a powerful force multiplier that aligns every single employee, from the front lines to the C-suite, toward a singular North Star. This conversation covers: • The early warning signs that your company is becoming political instead of mission-driven • Pace vs. Dignity: How to demand high execution without breaking your team's culture • The transition from CRO to CEO: What leading revenue can never prepare you for • Trust vs. Surveillance: The reality of implementing autonomous tech and AI in the workspace Whether you’re a CEO, executive, founder, or ambitious professional navigating modern leadership under extreme market pressure, this episode will fundamentally change how you balance performance with human relationships. Chapters 00:00 – The growth pressure mistake most executives make 02:18 – The CASE framework for authentic leadership trust 05:15 – Early warning signs of toxic organizational silos 07:45 – Pace vs. Dignity: Balancing pressure and human relationships 09:35 – CRO to CEO: The brutal reality of total accountability 14:10 – Lessons from competitive swimming: Mindset, monotony, and discipline 22:14 – Trust vs. Surveillance: The future of a…","meta_description":"When growth pressure hits an organization, it triggers a hidden survival instinct: teams become political, siloed, and reactive. Most executives try to so…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2430,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/episodes/how-great-leaders-eliminate-team-silos-teamviewer-cro-mark-banfield/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-great-leaders-eliminate-team-silos-teamviewer-cro-mark-banfield.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}