Beware of Management Bloat!

The 19th century American essayist, poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau said “never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” And when launching a #startup, founders nearly always carry a forward-focus, and rightly so!

The will and determination and creative energies that flow through the #leadership team are felt senses to anyone around them.

All-systems-go, there is inevitably a point where staff needs to be added, begging the question of who and, importantly, when?

As Adam Reynolds cautions so eloquently in his feature article -- which came out today in Startups Magazine – it’s mission critical for #founders to ensure they stay clear of ‘#management bloat.’

Tempting as it is to hire senior people, particularly right after a #funding raise, the outcome of hiring too many, too quickly, is the exact opposite to what is atop the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for a #startup or #scaleup, which is #business acceleration.

As everyone knows, slimming down is a lot harder than putting on a bloat. Founders need not feel rushed to build top layers all at once. There is usefulness in picking one’s moment.

As US President Abraham Lincoln said “the best thing about the #future is that it comes one day at a time.”