- July 27, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
by Dustin Siggins
No matter how many employees a business has, they are looking for leadership and empowerment. CEOs … [+] must learn to put their egos aside to achieve dynamic growth.
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After successfully running and then selling a multimillion-dollar family-owned paint business, the most valuable lesson Don Strube came away with wasn’t about corporate control.
It was realizing that he had to shrink his ego.
If Strube hadn’t overcome his ego, established processes to hire and retain the right people and develop a positive company culture, success likely would have eluded him. He told Zenger he learned to become less involved in day-to-day functions, as well as overcome other challenges that leaders of growing businesses often face.
These include fear of not being in control of all operations, learning how to hire, train, trust — and hold accountable — senior executives.
As a result of these lessons, Strube has been able to…
