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Successful startups are so mission-focused that when the need for this change occurs, both the employee and the manager see it through mission-colored glasses. Thank you, Steve for identifying the loss of status and autonomy that causes so much pain and needless disruption.

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Steve, a brilliant and succinct characterization of one of THE challenges for leaders and individual contributors. VCs knowing all this and not coaching founders (fish rots from the head) is just sad. And this applies to politics, too!

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That CEO was extraordinarily kind, and I experienced a similar transition as offensive to all that is holy.

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