Do’s and Don’ts for Founder-CEOs.
Easy steps to help you avoid first-time pitfalls
The CEO role is a difficult position—and it’s even tougher when you haven’t held senior management positions across your career. The Top 100 CEOs list from Harvard Business Review shows how most CEOs are career professionals: they’ve eased (or earned their way) into the CEO role. They have prepared for it throughout their careers, they have been set up for success through years of rigorous preparation.
But what do you do when you have the CEO role thrust on you? As founders, most of us find ourselves in the position of responsibility well before we are ready for it. Here are some tips to make sure you don’t crash and burn.
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