A Conversation on Leadership

Along the way, Burns learned a few things, such as not looking for a promotion until “you’ve figured out a way to transform the current work,” and the importance of “loving change, and thinking hard before turning down a job, especially from someone senior to you.” She also figured out, “If you think you have to trade off who you are to make it, then you are going to fail.” At Xerox, she was valuable to the organization precisely because of her differences, she says. “It’s interesting how uniqueness is more of a significant advantage; it got me seen.”

To be an effective leader, she advises, you must determine “your space” in the firm; develop real listening abilities; have a clear vision and take risks. Burns is a big believer in setting objectives and standards for performance. She worries that these days “we’re in the mode of making everyone feel better, loving each other, to the detriment of people focusing, trying hard and differentiating the great from not so good.” One last thing, she counsels: Don’t get distracted by how much money a position might make. “The measure of money is least important over the long term. There is a point where there is too much, and you’ll know when you are there. Unfortunately, if you get to that point, you may have lost too much of the fun, joy and wonder enjoying the situation you’re in, trying to have people around you be better, in pursuit of making more money.”

(Founder Stories) How Mike Walrath Built Right Media And Sold It For $850 Million

In 2009, when my company worked with Right Media exchange, it was already bought by Yahoo. Even at that time, an exchange was still a new idea to publishers.
The idea, still is to build a platform where advertisers and publishers; supply and demand can meet together to do business.

Thinking further, the business model is said to be a profitable one, from strategic point of view for online advertising. The valuation worths.