Alora's Quest for a meaningful new role in Austin.

1. Alora’s Quest
Finding a meaningful new role in Austin

2. September 2018
In June 2018 I left my role as a Vice President at Infor.
My goal was to take a sabbatical and come to some decisions about what I want
from my next role to reflect my values and priorities.
As I have been evaluating what I plan to do in the next chapter of my career, I've
synthesized what is truly important to me in my next role. This document (and
the website alorasquest.com) is both a statement of my intent and a request for
assistance from my friends and colleagues.
Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested, as I am
committed to finding the right fit, not necessarily the expedient or obvious one.
Thank you,
Alora Chistiakoff

3. Defining the Right
Fit
 For those who may not know my history, I have
worked in technology (companies or technology
roles in non-tech companies) since 1996. I have
worked at small startups (both bootstrapped and
VC-funded), I have worked at large corporations.
I have run hosting and operations, PMO,
professional services and even the whole
business.
 My resume is at the bottom of alorasquest.com,
if you want to check out my past, including my
most recent role as a Vice President at a large
multi-national.
 When it comes to my future, however, I am
looking to join the leadership team of an Austin-
based technology organization striving to meet
high-growth expectations while maintaining a
commitment to quality client delivery.

4. My Mission
To help entrepreneurial CEOs build scalable
organizations that attract and retain world-class
talent.
Operations
• The development of
a business
operations
organization that
can scale to support
the rapid growth of
the business.
Consulting
• Consulting services
to support both one-
off strategic
projects as well as
on-going operational
needs.
Coaching
• Coaching leaders,
managers, teams
and key staff to
help maximize their
performance and
personal
development.

5. My Strengths
Working closely with creative,
complex entrepreneurial
personalities to help translate
their vision into the real world
Understanding a complex
strategy, distilling what it will
take to get there, building a
plan to get there and then
clearly communicating it to all
stakeholders
Finding and motivating the
people needed to drive
execution
The intuitive and nuanced
matchmaking that goes into
building a team that is greater
than the sum of its parts
Building consensus around a
goal, and helping organize
stakeholders into a cohesive
team with clear common
objectives
Energizing and motivating teams
to accomplish more than they
thought possible

6. My Search
AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CEO ON A
MISSION, SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES
DEEPLY IN WHAT HE/SHE IS TRYING
TO ACCOMPLISH AND IS
PASSIONATE IN HOW THEY
COMMUNICATE THAT TO OTHERS
A PUBLIC, DEMONSTRABLE
COMMITMENT BY LEADERSHIP TO
BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION WITH
A WORLD CLASS CULTURE
A HIGH-TRUST EXECUTIVE TEAM
THAT HONORS THE ROLES,
RESPONSIBILITIES AND STRENGTHS
OF ITS MEMBERS
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION
GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATION'S
RELATIONSHIP WITH EMPLOYEES,
CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITY
A LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT
BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL
AUSTIN BUSINESS COMMUNITY
AN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
THAT VALUES DIVERSITY AND
MAKES ORGANIZATIONAL CHOICES
WHICH PROMOTE THAT PRIORITY

7. My Role
BUILDING A HIGH
PERFORMING TEAM THAT
CULTIVATES A WIN-WIN
CULTURE
CREATING AN
ORGANIZATION THAT
HELPS PEOPLE CONNECT
WITH THEIR OWN NEED
TO FIND MEANINGFUL
WORK
FOSTER A HIGH-ENERGY
ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE THAT HELPS
CULTIVATE STRONG
INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG
COLLEAGUES
SOLVE DIFFICULT,
COMPLICATED PROBLEMS
THROUGH CREATIVITY
AND COLLABORATION
CULTIVATING A HIGH-
TRUST ENVIRONMENT IN
WHICH CHALLENGES ARE
SEEN AS MOTIVATIONAL,
NOT THREATENING
COACHING AND
MENTORING MY STAFF
TO IDENTIFY THEIR OWN
MEANINGFUL WORK
OBJECTIVES, AND THEN
SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS
TO ATTAIN THEM

8. My New Organization
An Austin-based office with a
local leadership team
Face-to-face daily interaction
with my peers and staff
An organization either in or
rapidly approaching an
inflection point and/or high-
growth acceleration (often
caused by investment, M&A,
major new client, etc.)
An organization that is likely
less than 100 people, but
certainly less than 200
A company that has been
around for a little while, has
clarity on the business model,
and now is focused on how
best to execute -- probably
with a lot of urgency
An office in which humor, beer
and trust are as prolific as
hard work, brilliance and
creative problem-solving

9. Connecting the Dots
Please email me at alora@alorasquest.com for a conversation, funny memes or a
glass of wine.
For those interested, here is my resume.
And while most people will likely assume that I am looking for a
software/technology company, I am actually not assuming that has to be the
case.
I am requesting that my network share this page generously, as I am a firm
believer in the incredible and unforeseen power of serendipitous connections.
While my friends and colleagues are brilliant and talented individuals, I know
they are also connected with other brilliant and talented individuals I do not
know and would like to.