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Founder’s Syndrome–When to Step Down

Founder’s Syndrome–When to Step Down

| September 14, 2009 | 0 Comments

What is Founder’s Syndrome? Many times founders get intoxicated with their own success and stop seeking feedback and outside perspectives about their leadership.  When a CEO/Founder stops seeking feedback on her effectiveness and overrates her skills and impact, we refer to this as, “blind spots.”   In other words, the leader perceives she is operating at [...]

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Knowing All the Right People

Knowing All the Right People

| August 13, 2009 | 8 Comments

By Jennifer Kushell, co-founder YSN.com “Your Success Network” This may sound a bit trite, and it’s certainly cliché, but if your goal is to build a business that’s not only successful, but powerful and impactful, it seriously helps to know the right people. At the helm of your company, your ability to make smart decisions, [...]

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