Doug Tatum
No Man’s Land
Where Growing Companies Fail
Portfolio, 2007
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How do you get your adolescent company through its awkward phase?
Recommendation
Doug Tatum provides an informative overview for companies in their adolescence. Many entrepreneurs have no idea how to navigate “No Man’s Land” – the dangerous, entrapping middle ground between initially surviving as a start-up and growing into a large-scale company or organization. Minefields await CEOs who may not realize the future implications of their smallest actions during this crucial and inevitable stage of development. In No Man’s Land, every company changes. A leader’s inspirational vision may get deflated when it runs into the complexity that comes with growth. Tatum also provides insight for entrepreneurs who feel the pressure to grow, but are ambivalent about what growth brings. getAbstract recommends his advice to every entrepreneur who must cope with the pitfalls of success – and to every aspiring entrepreneur who wants to.
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About the Author
Doug Tatum is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Jim Moran Institute at Florida State University, the Chairman of Newport Board Group and the former CEO of Tatum, LLC.
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