Feb 26, 2010

What is 'Founder's Syndrome'? Do we have it? How do we recover?

This syndrome occurs when, rather than working toward its overall mission, the organization operates primarily according to the personality of a prominent person in the organization, for example, the founder, board chair/president, chief executive, etc. The syndrome is primarily an organizational problem -- not primarily a problem of the person in the prominent position. This manual happens to focus on the situation where the organization works according to the personality of the founding chief executive. 

If you have other examples please send them to Christiano Sosa so that he can upload them to the site.

Category: Board Retreats and Strategic Planning