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Forbes
24-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
The Myths And Realities Of Being A RevOps Leader
Vivek Vishal is Senior Director of Sales Excellence at Honeywell Safety Products. Revenue operations (RevOps) leadership has emerged as a highly sought-after role, driven by the growing need for alignment between sales, marketing and customer success teams. Social media influencers and industry experts often highlight the strategic impact and career potential of RevOps, painting an aspirational picture of the role. However, their advice can sometimes oversimplify the complexities of the job, gloss over day-to-day challenges and promote strategies that may not align with real-world demands. The reality of being a RevOps Leader involves strategic vision, cross-functional collaboration and hands-on problem-solving, far beyond the glamorized image portrayed online. Having spent over a decade in this role at leading organizations, I've experienced the realities and complexities of RevOps. Let's debunk some common myths and uncover the truths about being a RevOps leader. Common Myths About Being A RevOps Leader Reality: Direct customer engagement is often essential for RevOps leaders to understand customer pain points, validate strategies and ensure alignment between organizational efforts and customer needs. Reality: RevOps extends beyond sales to encompass the entire revenue lifecycle, including marketing, customer success and finance, ensuring seamless integration and holistic growth. RevOps leaders balance high-level strategic vision with detailed tactical execution, ensuring strategies translate into effective daily operations. Reality: RevOps leaders strategically use data to identify bottlenecks, optimize processes and align teams, ultimately driving improved revenue outcomes, not merely reporting them. Data accuracy, accessibility and actionability are foundational to informed decision making, and RevOps leaders ensure high-quality data management across the organization. Reality: Technical proficiency with CRM systems, marketing automation tools and analytics platforms is essential for integrating systems and ensuring data flows smoothly. Technical capabilities are at the heart of a RevOps leader's responsibilities—continually streamlining workflows, automating repetitive tasks and enhancing the customer journey, focusing on operational efficiency. Reality: Companies of all sizes benefit from RevOps. Alignment between revenue teams is crucial even for small and mid-sized businesses to efficiently scale and prevent silos. Reality: RevOps leaders are problem solvers who rely heavily on collaboration and input from cross-functional teams. Their role involves facilitating alignment rather than dictating unilateral solutions. That said, effective communication and managing resistance to change are critical. RevOps leaders must be able to navigate organizational shifts and clearly articulate benefits to gain team buy-in. Key Skills For A Successful RevOps Leader • Analytical Thinking: Interpreting data to derive actionable insights. • Communication: Strong interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration. • Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with CRM, ERP and analytics tools. • Strategic Vision: Aligning operations with broader business objectives. • Problem Solving: Identifying and resolving bottlenecks effectively. • Customer-Centric Mindset: Understanding and prioritizing customer needs. The RevOps leader role is challenging yet highly rewarding. By debunking common myths and embracing these realities, my hope is that organizations can appreciate the true value of RevOps, and aspiring professionals can better prepare for its demands. Forbes Business Development Council is an invitation-only community for sales and biz dev executives. Do I qualify?
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
A&W brings back fan-favorite item for a limited time
Published: | Our summer era has officially begun with the return of A&W's seasonal favorite, the Cod Burger and Cod Taco, delivering all of the summer feels in one flavorful bite. The Return of a Summer Time Favorite Enjoy our delicious and mouthwatering wild-caught cod, with a crispy golden batter and served with tangy tartar sauce and creamy coleslaw. You can choose a toasted brioche-style bun or a soft flour tortilla. "We've seen how much our guests have loved the Cod Burger in the past, and we're excited to bring it back just in time for summer," says Karan Suri, Senior Director, Innovation at A&W. "At A&W, we've become known for having Canada's best-tasting burgers because of our real and natural ingredients, and our Cod Burger is no different." Enjoy the perfect taste of summer by ordering the Cod Burger and Taco at your neighborhood A&W restaurant or on the A&W mobile app.
Associated Press
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
With MCAP, Manufacturers Get a Boost in CO2 Reduction Potential
In the latest blog, Cascale's Senior Director of the Decarbonization Program, Joyce Tsoi shares how the Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) is driving collective action at scale and underscores the urgent need to support manufacturers scale up their ambitions to decarbonize. She highlights Cascale's commitment to scaling MCAP globally — empowering manufacturers to accelerate their decarbonization journeys and take swift, impactful climate action. Read the full blog, titled: With MCAP, Manufacturers Get a Boost in CO2 Reduction Potential Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from Cascale
