Founder's syndrome

Nonprofit Founder's Syndrome: What It Is and Ways to Conquer It

Micromanagement: One of the most recognizable symptoms of nonprofit founder's syndrome. When a founder has a strong attachment to an ...

The Founder's Dilemma - Harvard Business Review

We remember the handful of founder-CEOs in corporate America, but they're the exceptions to the rule. Founders don't let go easily, though. Four out of five ...

Does Your Nonprofit Suffer From Founder's Syndrome? - Belfint

Members of the board of directors and staff are recruited by the founder and act primarily out of their loyalty to this person, rather than to the organization.

Do You Have 'Founderitis'? In Denial? Check Out These 7 Symptoms

Founderitis, Founder's Disease, Founder's Syndrome; by any name, this my way or the highway approach to running a business is the same ...

A case of Founder syndrome requires tough love cure

Founder's Syndrome was coined to describe negative characteristics that may happen when the founder of the organization stays too long.

The perils of founder's syndrome and how to avoid them

Founder's syndrome is all too common in small and medium sized charities and social enterprises. It is a major failure of leadership and governance.

Nonprofit Founders Syndrome: Is It Affecting Your Nonprofit?

What is nonprofit founders syndrome? Could it be affecting your nonprofit? Charity Therapy guest Reid Zimmerman tells us more!

Founder's syndrome – The right time to fire yourself

Founder's syndrome is when a company's founder, who once battled against all odds to build a company, becomes its biggest obstacle, hampering its growth and ...

The Experience of Founder's Syndrome in Nonprofit Organizations ...

Furthermore, the existence of founder's syndrome can affect leadership interactions between the founder and the organization's employees and volunteers (Block & ...

How to Cure Founder's Syndrome - Blue Avocado

Founder's Syndrome can be devastating and long lasting for staff, donors, volunteers, and the entire organization.

The Telltale Signs of Founder Syndrome (Part 1) with Rachael Gibson

SUBSCRIBE ON ... An inability to share leadership. The tendency to hold information. Not knowing when to leave can all be telltale signs of founder syndrome. How ...

Founder's Syndrome: How to Survive and Thrive (ONLINE ONLY)

Founder's Syndrome occurs when founders, longtime leaders, or even board members become resistant to change in their organization. As a result, the ...

The Impact of Founder's Syndrome - ECFA

The Impact of Founder's Syndrome ... Visionary leaders do not just experience personal stress but can also cause great organizational distress. Founder's Syndrome ...

Five Succession Planning Steps to Overcome Founder's Syndrome

Proactive succession planning is essential to keep the most special qualities of the founder's original vision alive in the future.

Is Founder's Syndrome Holding You Back?

Founder's Syndrome is a term to describe the difficulty organizations or companies face when the founder(s) strives to maintain control or a ...

3.9 Founder's Syndrome - Early Stage Tech Boards

This frequent phenomenon is termed “Founder's Syndrome”. This behaviour typically prevents the company from growing larger than a small size defined by what can ...

Israel's Not-Quite-Founder's Syndrome - CSIS

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not Israel's founder by a long stretch, but you could say he is the founder of the third era of Israeli governance.

Unlock Growth by Overcoming Founder's Syndrome - Inc. Magazine

Founders can become an obstacle to growth if they micromanage or refuse to delegate so the company can scale. That's called founder's syndrome.

How Founder's Syndrome Derails Organizations: When The Vision ...

Founder's syndrome occurs when a strong-minded founder, who battled against the odds to build an organization, ends up becoming its biggest ...

Founder's syndrome: why the board has a responsibility to rein in its…

Founders are charismatic, or at least persuasive; strong characters, or at least hard to deter; and good at working with clients.