Can You Evolve From Control Freak to Emotionally Intelligent Leader? As your company grows, you can transition from startup entrepreneur to coach and mentor. Hint: It starts with trust.

Professor and author Ed Hess says entrepreneurs have to learn when to delegate tasks.

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Q: As your company grows, how do you transition from startup entrepreneur to leader?

A: Entrepreneurs are, by nature, idea people. But not all of them are people people, which makes this transition perhaps the trickiest part of an entrepreneur's evolution.