In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”
Kathleen Fitzpatrick is the director of Digital Humanities and a professor of English at Michigan State University. She is the author of Generous Thinking and Leading Generously.
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Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
If “founder mode” runs its course, CEOs should cultivate a new skillset rooted in the authenticity of self-awareness.
Claudius A. Hildebrand leads CEO Analytics at executive search firm Spencer Stuart. He is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, and co-author of The Life Cycle of a CEO.
Airbnb’s CBO, Dave Stephenson, joins Big Think for a chat about elite-team leadership, “founder mode,” the Taylor Swift effect, and more.
Semyon Dukach — founding partner of VC firm One Way Ventures — adds balance to the founder mode debate.
Anne Chow, former CEO of AT&T Business, lays out a new approach to inclusive leadership that takes “thinking bigger” to the next level.
Three of the greatest moral philosophers — Bentham, Kant and Aristotle — offer invaluable and practical lessons for leaders today.
Want to get ahead? The best leaders are always humble, proactive and — above all — curious, advises Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota.
Anne-Marie Rosser — CEO of creative agency VSA Partners — shares her cross-generational vision for a new brand of leadership.
Why Bob Stiller — founder and former CEO of billion-dollar beverage company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters — believes shared learnings are a win-win.
How to find the right balance between controlling teams and allowing them the agency to make mistakes — and learn from them.
By unlearning old leadership mindsets, cultures, and assumptions we can move from Industrial Age thinking to Intelligence Age thinking.
Benjamin Oakes — CEO of buzz-worthy biotech company Scribe Therapeutics — joins Big Think for a chat about innovation, human endeavor, and more.