Let go of your ego for the sake of your company’s future
You aren’t important.
Cue the sound of deflated Founder and CEO egos across the world.
That’s right, I said it.
If you occupy either of these positions, and you find yourself actively looking for talent, you aren’t important. At least, you aren’t as important as you originally thought you were.
There are so many articles, podcasts, and pieces of content which emphasize your importance at the top of the food chain. As much as I love good flattery and indulgence, we are fast approaching a time where the heavily-romanticized singular or dual-founder/CEO narrative in entrepreneurship and the workspace needs to be challenged. That is if you’re serious about building the nation’s next best organization.
You need to hire people better than you.
Lay your preconceptions down on the floor for a moment. This line of thinking will change how you recruit, how you build culture and the progression of your work going forward.
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