The same restlessness that makes it hard to stay on plan is what made them start the company in the first place. The wandering mind, the refusal to be satisfied with what already exists, the ability to see something before it exists: that's not a disorder. That's the source.
Read MoreIf you're building a company, knowing your role isn't optional. The visionary needs someone who will build what they see without getting in the way of the seeing. The integrator needs someone who will point at the moon and mean it and keep pointing at the same moon long enough for the bridge to get built. The mistake I see most often: trying to be both or hiring someone who mirrors you when you need someone who complements you.
Read MoreFounder mode is neither good nor bad. Hustle is neither noble nor toxic. The real question is simpler and harder. Is the urgency coming from the needs of the business, or from the wiring of the founder? I see this constantly. Founders who built successful companies and cannot break through the next level of growth. Not because they stopped working hard, but because they never stopped working the same way.
Read MoreEntrepreneurs who build traction almost always skew urgent. That urgency is often what gets the company off the ground in the first place. At scale, that same instinct becomes disruptive. People struggle to understand priorities. Context switches constantly. Everything sounds like a crisis. Leaders start mistaking urgency for accountability and patience for disengagement. So founders hire someone to "balance" them. Often a COO, Chief of Staff, or operations leader who skews more patient. In theory, it's a purposeful pairing. In practice, it creates conflict.
Read MoreBecoming a better leader isn’t something that happens in a day, or even in a week. Building that set of skills requires intentional thought and effort. Understanding your innate leadership style can help you determine where to start. Once you’ve made an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses, you can begin to make change by playing to your strengths and minimizing or mitigating your weaknesses.
Read MoreStartups and Small Businesses sometimes find themselves at the edge of a chasm. With success in developing and growing their business, a stage is reached where they find that the "next step" is a big one! Trajectify partners with the entrepreneur to build momentum and trajectory to be able to cross the chasm.
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