Title: Founder's syndrome - Wikipedia
Headings: Founder's syndrome
Founder's syndrome
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Content: Symptoms
An organization suffering from founder's syndrome typically presents many of the following symptoms: The organization is strongly identified with the founder; and a result sometimes believed to be related to the founder's ego. Obsessive leadership style compared to a more standard behavior. Autocratic decision-making (Autocratic Management style ): Founders tend to make all decisions in early start-up companies, big and small, without a formal process or feedback from others. Decisions are made in crisis mode, with little forward planning. Staff meetings are held generally to rally the troops, get status reports, and assign tasks. There is little meaningful strategic development, or shared executive agreement on objectives with limited or a complete lack of professional development. Typically, there is little organizational infrastructure in place, and what is there is not used correctly. Furthermore, the founder has difficulty making decisions that benefit the organization because of their affiliation.