The modern startup founder will tell you work never stops.
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Almost all industry insight available concludes the same thing startupfounders are struggling.
Investors are very quick to explain they buy into founders themselves, as well as the businesses they lead.
However, the data tells us that much of this confidence is an act.
This is driving many founders,as many as half, to consider quitting their startup altogether.
All of this relates directly to work-based stress.
In short, theyve lost the ability to breathe.
Unhappy leaders lead to unhappy teams
These struggles dont occur in a vacuum either.
Unhealthy behaviours demonstrated at the top often impact the entire company culture.
This means that innovation suffers, talent retention becomes much more challenging, and team morale erodes over time.
All of this begs the question as an industry, how can we solve this?
Becoming an augmented founder
Equally important is empowering leaders to become augmented founders themselves.
Just as founders use technology to optimise work, an augmented founder taps into the power of human connection.
As such, they surround themselves with a team whose strengths complement their own.
Self-care needs to be seen as a critical business investment, of which robust support systems are built around.
Finally, there needs to be a culture of open communication and continuous improvement.
This approach empowers leaders and creates the augmented founder ideal, ultimately driving the success of the organisation.
Story byAnne-Sophie Delage
Anne-Sophie is a psychology graduate and certified coach, who joined Breega in 2020.
