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CEO PerspectivesPillar 8: Leadership & Management
2026-07-08
03:56

"Are You Here to Win?"

Learn why holding yourself to a higher standard during low-stakes drills directly impacts execution in sales calls, marketing campaigns, and growth experiments.

Pillar 8: Leadership & Management
Sangram Vajre
Co-Founder, GTM Partners & Author of MOVE
Streaming directly from GTM Partners Video Hub

About This Video

Topic
Leadership standards and intentionality in go-to-market execution
Audience
CEOs, CROs, CMOs & GTM leaders
Frameworks Covered

Executive Takeaways

  • The standard you set when the stakes feel low dictates the standard you will execute under when it is game time.
  • Go-to-market leaders and founders must consistently evaluate whether they are playing to win or merely going through the motions.
  • Applying intentionality and eliminating half-hearted effort elevates the execution level across every sales call, campaign, and experiment.

Key Questions Answered in This Video

How does intentionality in daily drills affect overall go-to-market execution?

Operating with high intentionality and a 'play to win' mindset during routine tasks sets the baseline standard for high-stakes execution, from sales conversations to major growth experiments.

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My son's tennis old coach stopped everyone mid-drill and asked one question that applies to every founder, CEO, and leader I know, "Are you here to win?" In this video I break down what happened next, how the entire group raised their level in 15 minutes, and why it changed how I think about every sales call, campaign, and experiment we run. The lesson isn't about tennis. It's about the standard you hold yourself to when the stakes feel low, because that's the standard you'll actually have when it's game time. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) A lesson from my son's tennis practice (00:44) The question the coach asked: are you here to win? (01:24) "Play to win. It doesn't matter where or who with." (01:51) How the whole group raised their level in 15 minutes (02:17) Why entrepreneurship is about raising your standard (02:25) Am I playing to win, or just going through the motions? (03:02) Doing everything with more intentionality (03:32) There's no excuse for playing lame 📌 Take the GTM assessment at runongtmos.com/move to find out which stage you're actually in.
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