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Bain's Chris Zook on Getting Growth Back at Your Company

Chris Zook discusses how the elements of The Founder's Mentality can help companies to overcome the crises of overload, stall-out and free fall.

By Chris Zook

First published on junho 09, 2016
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As companies successfully grow, they become more complex and face three predictable crises of growth. These crises threaten to halt profitable growth as complexity expands. Chris Zook, coauthor of The Founder's Mentality, appeared on HBR's Ideacast to discuss how the elements of The Founder's Mentality can help companies to overcome the crises of overload, stall-out and free fall. Listen to the podcast interview below. Learn More Founder's Mentality Fast-growing companies can become global leaders without losing the values that helped them succeed. Bain’s research explores how large incumbents can also reignite their growth by recapturing their Founder’s Mentality®.

As companies successfully grow, they become more complex and face three predictable crises of growth. These crises threaten to halt profitable growth as complexity expands.

Chris Zook, coauthor of The Founder's Mentality, appeared on HBR's Ideacast to discuss how the elements of The Founder's Mentality can help companies to overcome the crises of overload, stall-out and free fall. Listen to the podcast interview below.

Learn More

Founder's Mentality

Fast-growing companies can become global leaders without losing the values that helped them succeed. Bain’s research explores how large incumbents can also reignite their growth by recapturing their Founder’s Mentality®.