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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

The Psychology Behind Why Founders Fail as They Scale

"Here we go again, I thought", as I listened to the board member tell me how frustrated he was with the founder of one of their venture firm's most promising investments. Sadly, I knew the call was likely too late to prevent an inevitable cascade of emotional and financial consequences. Working as an executive coach in Silicon Valley with venture capital firms and the companies where they have placed their investments means being at the confluence of high-stakes financial and career risk.
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Software development
fromInfoWorld
3 weeks ago

Why software development slows to a crawl

Excessive governance dilutes ownership, diffuses responsibility across owners, reviewers, and committees, slowing execution and harming morale.
Business
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

Great Leaders Empower Strategic Decision-Making Across the Organization

Individualistic 'hero' leadership behaviors that drove early success become liabilities in complex, scaling organizations.
Podcast
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

How Do I Handle So Much Organizational Uncertainty?

A long-tenured employee faces a changing company and must decide proactively whether she can provide value and grow into roles needed as the organization scales.
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