Having become a parent, I now understand how hard it is for parents to let go of their babies. When my boys are not with me, I worry about them all the time. But I’m also learning that controlling them is not empowering them to carve their own paths. There’s a fine line between love and control.
That same fine line exists at our workplace. Sometimes, founders and leaders of organizations can’t let go of what they created, and they hold onto so much control and end up jeopardizing the long term health of the organization. This is what’s called the founders’ syndrome. It’s a very tricky problem to resolve and can cause a lot of emotional stress.
That’s why we are tackling this difficult but necessary topic with Susanna on today’s podcast episode. Susanna Kislenko will share with us her insights on how to survive founders’ syndromes if you’re an employer, and how to prevent yourself from slipping into patterns of over-controlling if you’re a founder.
Oh, and by the way, you can have founder’s syndrome even if you’re not a founder! If you’ve dealt with or are actively struggling with founders’ syndrome, I want to acknowledge how difficult this is. Be gentle with yourself, and know that there’s the support you can seek.
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