Martha Kimmel
Technical Advisor, Partnerships & Organisational Development, Fauna & Flora International
- Member directory
- United Kingdom
Which category below best describes the type of organisation you currently work for/or run?
Areas of expertise
Would you be willing to be approached and share your lessons learned in your area(s) of expertise with our community?
Influencer Of
Experts Like Martha Kimmel
Recent Comments
Kimberley, thank you for sharing about this struggle so openly! It's something I often see from where I sit, with founders wanting to grow the organization, but that growth requiring the founder to hand things over to others in a way that's new (and often uncomfortable) for them.
I wonder if the thinking around servant leadership might be valuable to you? It's a style of leadership that aims to foster trust and encourage ownership from others (potentially including a COO) for the greater good of the organization. But it also requires the leader taking a step back from the traditional style of directive leadership. The traits required for this style of leadership are often not the same traits that allow founders to be initially successful, so I suspect it would be a learning curve for many successful founders... It might not be useful to you, but I wanted to share just in case!
Wishing you all the best in the journey ahead on this!