Executive leadership and career coaching for CEOs, founders, and next-generation family business leaders. Dr. Benjamin Ritter, EdD, ICF PCC. Live for Yourself Consulting. Austin, TX.

Leadership Articles by Dr. Benjamin Ritter | LFY

On the leadership and identity side of family business succession, founder-to-CEO transitions, and the self-leadership underneath all of it. Written by Dr. Benjamin Ritter, EdD, ICF PCC. Work with Dr. Ritter directly

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Acting as the CEO Before You Feel Like One

The CEO seat is the first job where you cannot out-work the problem. Everywhere else, effort was the lever you pulled. You studied and you passed. You trained and you got stronger. You out-worked everyone and built the company. Now the outcome runs through other people and forces you do not control. You can give it everything and still not know whether your calls were right until long after you have made them.

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