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Understanding Founder’s Syndrome in Social Entrepreneurship
Succession / Transition, Featured Article, Latest Succession / Transition, Leadership, Latest Leadership Dr Susanna Kislenko 1/13/26 Succession / Transition, Featured Article, Latest Succession / Transition, Leadership, Latest Leadership Dr Susanna Kislenko 1/13/26

Understanding Founder’s Syndrome in Social Entrepreneurship

This article, written by Dr Susanna Kislenko, explores the phenomenon of Founder’s Syndrome and what it can mean for an organisation.

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What’s it like taking over from the founder?
Leadership, Succession / Transition, Latest Leadership Katelynne Kirk 12/23/25 Leadership, Succession / Transition, Latest Leadership Katelynne Kirk 12/23/25

What’s it like taking over from the founder?

Molly Melching (founder of Tostan) and her successor, Elena Bonometti discuss the succession process and how they both have a role to play in Tostan. We discuss this exciting journey and how they arranged matters to deliver Tostan’s incredible programmes.

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Podcast: Co-leadership - How Greenpeace UK Do It
Leadership, Succession / Transition, Wellbeing, Latest Leadership Katelynne Kirk 12/22/25 Leadership, Succession / Transition, Wellbeing, Latest Leadership Katelynne Kirk 12/22/25

Podcast: Co-leadership - How Greenpeace UK Do It

Areeba Hamid, Joint Executive Director at Greenpeace UK, joined us to talk about how she and Will McCallum decided to apply for the leadership role together, and how it works in terms of practicalities and relationship management.

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The Hero Culture Conundrum: Navigating Challenges in the Social Entrepreneurial World
Leadership, Article, Identity, Culture, Founder, Wellbeing, Latest Leadership Katelynne Kirk 2/19/25 Leadership, Article, Identity, Culture, Founder, Wellbeing, Latest Leadership Katelynne Kirk 2/19/25

The Hero Culture Conundrum: Navigating Challenges in the Social Entrepreneurial World

This article explores the insights Gary Cohen and Neelam Chhiber shared on the pressing issue of hero culture in the social impact sector.

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