048 | Uncovering Founder’s Syndrome with Jaimes McNeal
Jaimes McNeal is the President and Owner of JDM Coaching 360, a personal, professional, and organizational development company. Jaimes’ strength lies in his ability to identify beliefs and behaviors that inhibit desired outcomes. In addition to his work as an executive coach and keynote speaker, Jaimes serves as an adjunct instructor at Chowan University and qualitative researcher at Brandtrust. He completed his Master of Arts degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where he is also currently a Ph.D. candidate for Business Psychology.
Jaimes joins me today to discuss what Founder’s Syndrome is. He shares his experience working with a nonprofit organization and explains what it means to suffer from Founder’s Syndrome. He describes Founder’s Syndrome’s similarities with trauma and its impact on organizations. He also discusses the western world’s tendency to celebrate charismatic leaders and underscores why leadership and ego are antithetical to each other.
“Where Founder’s Syndrome and trauma intersect has to do with getting rooted in the founder’s desire and attachment to the organization, having an unhealthy attachment to the status and trauma.” - Jaimes McNeal
This week on the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast:
● Creating Kill Bill workshops and how violent movies can be an opportunity to look at honor, love, and nobility
● Jaimes’ recent experience working in a nonprofit and what it means to suffer from Founder’s Syndrome
● Why ego and service are antithetical to each other
● The Pied Piper and how the western world puts a premium on charismatic leaders
● Where Founder's Syndrome and trauma intersect
● Founder’s Syndrome’s similarities to unchecked trauma
● What happens when Founder’s Syndrome remains unchecked
● The trickle-down effect of Founder’s Syndrome on organizations
● The social consequences of founders behaving badly
● A measurement of “okay-ness” and the “have-do-be” cycle
● The unwritten rules of the world and the choice to shift perspectives
Connect with Jaimes McNeal:
● Email: jmcneal@me.com
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