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Following a Founder in the CEO Role

Tuesday, August 3, 12 noon U.S. Eastern time

New leaders face tough issues when they succeed a charity founder or other longtime chief executive, as plenty of participants noted in one of our live online discussions in June.

Among the common obstacles: resistance to change within the organization; divided loyalties by board and staff members as well as donors; and sometimes, a predecessor who won't exit gracefully, or won't exit at all.

Demand for a reprise to the first conversation was so high that we invite you to join a sequel on Tuesday, August 3, at noon U.S. Eastern time. During that time, our guest experts will offer some advice for dealing with "founder's syndrome" and other possible side effects of following a longtime leader in the CEO chair. 

The Guests:

Mark Lipton, professor of management at Milano the New School for Management and Urban Policy, in New York. Mr. Lipton also oversees the Tenenbaum Leadership Initiative.

Gilles Mesrobian, senior fellow at the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, in New York. Mr. Mesrobian, a consultant to nonprofit groups, has both started an organization himself and repeatedly served as an interim CEO.

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