<story><title>My Complicated Relationship with No Longer Being CEO</title><url>https://moz.com/rand/my-complicated-relationship-with-no-longer-being-ceo/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mainguy</author><text>Huh, while interesting and well written and all the other happy happy&amp;#x2F;joy joy stuff everyone else posted...I can&amp;#x27;t help but wonder about folks who start out in life as founders&amp;#x2F;CEOs&amp;#x2F;top &amp;#x27;o the food chain...how do (can) they relate to folks who spend years working for others?  This made me realize that many folks might in fact be so isolated&amp;#x2F;insulated from the folks that work for them that they are quite literally &amp;quot;out of touch&amp;quot; with the reality that vast majority experiences...  interesting read.</text></comment>
<story><title>My Complicated Relationship with No Longer Being CEO</title><url>https://moz.com/rand/my-complicated-relationship-with-no-longer-being-ceo/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>blazespin</author><text>Wow!  That was incredible.  Must read for anyone and everyone at any level.   If only we could get honest AND self aware posts like that from everyone.&lt;p&gt;Critical quote:  &amp;quot;I think, to be frank, I was also deeply selfish. I wanted Moz to be the kind of place I wanted to work, not the kind of place most likely to succeed with the team we had or were hiring, not the kind that fit best with what Sarah wanted, but my own little creation where things were weird and different and Rand-like.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I really really appreciate this.  I think if you want to become a CEO you have to first (critically!) a) figure out what makes a successful culture and then b) become a person who enjoys and thrives in that kind of culture.&lt;p&gt;Do you have be born that way for &amp;quot;b&amp;quot;?  I don&amp;#x27;t think so, though it probably helps.</text></comment>