If you recall the discussion we were having about really stressful situations, and the way people react. One is to become a tiger and fight, the other is to flee.
It is important to realize that this is not necessarily a conscious choice, you learn a lot about yourself when you get tested like this, you can see it in people experiencing a disaster like Katrina, when it finally sinks in that this may be the last few days of their lives. That level of stress flips the switch and blam! there you are either fighting or running.
Time to move the CEO into a different role, one which takes advantage of the charisma and energy and vision, but one that does not involve being ultimately responsible.
I do remember this. I wonder if Nguyen has never encountered a failure before? He's apparantely a successful early-stage startup CEO. Has everything he's worked on worked out?
It is important to realize that this is not necessarily a conscious choice, you learn a lot about yourself when you get tested like this, you can see it in people experiencing a disaster like Katrina, when it finally sinks in that this may be the last few days of their lives. That level of stress flips the switch and blam! there you are either fighting or running.
Time to move the CEO into a different role, one which takes advantage of the charisma and energy and vision, but one that does not involve being ultimately responsible.