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Why founders of mission-driven organizations struggle to step back

I started this nonprofit after my daughter died and now the board wants me to step down because they say I am too emotionally invested and they might be right.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The founder's personal wound both drives the mission and potentially limits its reach, creating a painful double bind.

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