All insights
Leadership Advisory
6 min read
What founders get wrong about stepping back
Handing over day-to-day control is less about hiring and more about deciding what you will keep.
Amara Clarke
Senior Adviser, Leadership
Founders who step back successfully decide what they will keep before deciding who they will hire.
Name the decisions you will keep
Write down the few decisions that should stay with you. Everything else is a candidate for delegation.
Hire for gaps, not copies
The best senior hires complement the founder rather than replicate them.
Give the new team room
The first hundred days are when trust is built. Resist the urge to step back in at the first sign of difficulty.