Followership: the overlooked ingredient in successful organisations
“A leader without followers, is simply someone going for a walk”. New blog by Rod MacLeod on the important role of followers.
Trusting in the next chapter: accepting founder transition
By Rick James, Principal Consultant at INTRAC. Founder transition is always risky and rocky. It is like a heart transplant. And just […]
There is hope beyond this life: Five keys to founder transition
Guest blog by Dr Rajesh Tandon. Founder-President, PRIA, New Delhi. “I wanted to reduce my daily drudgery of administration; I have done […]
Founder’s retirement: Are you serious?
Guest blog by Dr Rajesh Tandon. Founder-President, PRIA, New Delhi. One of the leading patriarchs of a well-known Indian business family is […]
Founder transition: from pointing fingers to healing hearts
Guest blog by Ernie Messer. “Remember this laddie – the biggest fools you’ll encounter as a leader are your predecessor […]
Proactively managing healthy founder transition
By Rick James, Principal Consultant at INTRAC. Healthy leadership transition from a founder is never easy. It requires careful and proactive management. […]
Boards stepping up for founder transition
By Rick James, Principal Consultant at INTRAC. Too often we blame Founder’s Syndrome on the founder alone not letting go. But healthy […]
Identity and gender in founder transitions
By Michael Hammer, former INTRAC Executive Director. The civil society sector takes pride in being progressive. Part of its identity is its […]
What helps leaders move on?
By Rick James, Principal Consultant at INTRAC. We need to know about what stops founders from letting go as the previous blog […]
What stops founders letting go?
By Rick James, Principal Consultant at INTRAC. Founder leaders are not normal people. They are extra-ordinary human beings. As social entrepreneurs, they […]
Why haven’t we cured Founder’s Syndrome?
By Rick James, Principal Consultant at INTRAC. Founder’s Syndrome is nothing new to NGOs. I remember when INTRAC was starting 25 […]