Chad SilversteinBuilt To Lead · Entrepreneur , Advisor, & Thought Leader

Your Growth Might Require You to Let Go

Name: Your Growth Might Require You to Let Go
Uploaded: 2025-04-29T04:00:06+00:00
Duration: 1 min 1 s
Channel: Chad Silverstein
Description: Chad Silverstein realized his ego was blocking his company's growth. At 100 employees, he lacked the leadership skills the business needed, so he stepped…

29 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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Chad Silverstein realized his ego was blocking his company's growth. At 100 employees, he lacked the leadership skills the business needed, so he stepped down to let someone else lead. He now runs a passion project instead.

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You know, it's funny, most leaders, the head of the system, they're the biggest problem and everybody knows it except them. I was lucky enough to have a truth teller in my life basically tell me I'm the biggest problem. And it took me a while to let that in just because, you know, when you start a company and you're the founder and you know more than other people because you started the company, it's hard to drop the ego and realize that you're not the be-all end-all like you think you are. And when you grow your company, what happens is, is you explode through the ceiling and you have new capabilities that are needed. And if you don't have those, you're in trouble. And I found myself around 100 employees in that position, and I had to make a change and I had to step out of my role. And it was a really hard decision, but it was the best decision in the world. I got to go and live my dream and start another company and something that I was really passionate about. And, you know, you got to really take a hard look in the mirror and wonder, you know, when's the right time to make a change? With yourself. Not easy to do if you're a leader. Not easy to do.