Joel Gascoigne has a thoughtful post called “The maker/manager transition phase“. He grapples with the shift from early-stage startup “maker” mode to scaling-startup management mode. It is a major mental shift to go from doing to delegating. Joel includes a great quote from Joe Kraus: “If you’re a founding CEO, I believe that you are doing your company a disservice …
from The Innovator’s Solution
I’ve been spending much of the last several months working with a Fortune 100 company, helping them design and create an internal innovation / incubator practice. To that end, I’ve been going back and re-reading some of the better books on the topic. Here is a quote that will resonate with those who believe in agile/lean techniques: “In searching for …