Embrace Bad News: The Secret to Business Growth
30 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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Jason M. Lemkin advises leaders to "run toward bad news" rather than avoid it. He contrasts founders (who often flee bad news) with CROs, who he says are worse: they dilute responsibility, promise backloaded, unrealistic growth to make up misses, and become paralyzed or make things up. He frames confronting bad news as a top leadership practice and highlights common board-level mistakes (e.g., committing to impossible plans).










