Founder's syndrome

Founder’s syndrome > is a label normally used to refer to a pattern of behavior on the part of the founder(s) of an organization that, over time, becomes maladaptive to the successful accomplishment of the organizational mission . The term is anecdotal/unofficial and does not actually refer to a medical> syndrome > . It is particularly common where there has only been one person leading the organization or the> board of directors > since its inception> [[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder's_syndrome#cite_note-best-0)> and commonly occurs in both> non-profit > and commercial organizations as they develop.

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Incredible. This is something I’ve been going on about for years, and there’s a Wikipedia article about it. I had no idea - I thought I’d just made it up.