Title: Founder’s Syndrome: How Organizations Suffer…and Can Recover (Part I) – How Matters
Headings: Founder’s Syndrome: How Organizations Suffer…and Can Recover (Part I)
Founder’s Syndrome: How Organizations Suffer…and Can Recover (Part I)
Author: Jennifer Lentfer

Content: All the good work people have done over the years is in danger of ending. *********************************
Positive and negative characteristics of founders
Founders are dynamic, driven, and decisive. They carry clear vision of what their organization can be. They know their community’s needs and are passionate about meeting those needs. However, founders can also: Be skeptical about planning, policies, and procedures. They claim, “These processes weigh me down.” Make reactive, crisis-driven decisions with little input from others. Hand pick their staff. See these people as working for the founder as much as working towards the organization’s mission.