Biggest Challenges Faced By A CEO And Co-Founder At Gaiascope
Lauren's biggest challenge as CEO and Co-Founder of Gaiascope is confronting the daily reality that "if it's not working, it came down to" their decisions and actions, requiring constant adaptation and ownership of failures. This necessitates pushing their capabilities to solve problems stemming from past shortcomings, highlighting the immense pressure and self-accountability inherent in their leadership role.
Executive/Leadership, Problem-Solving, Resilience, Overcoming Challenges, Workplace Challenges
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Lauren Kuntz
CEO and Co-Founder
Gaiascope
MIT
Harvard, PhD 2018
Biology & Related Sciences, Engineering - Mechanical
Energy & Utilities
Data and Analytics
Scholarship Recipient, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. Lauren's biggest challenge as CEO is owning the impact of her decisions, especially when things aren't working as expected.
2. She emphasizes the constant need to push her capabilities and step outside of her comfort zone.
3. She directly confronts her failures daily, viewing problem-solving as a process of rectifying past mistakes and improving future outcomes.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
The biggest challenge for me is generally anything that is frustrating. This can be an internal team personality problem, or the product we're bringing to market isn't selling as well as we expect.
At the end of the day, my biggest challenge is probably a decision I had an impact on that was my fault. You're in a place where anything unhappy came down to you and something you did, and it isn't working. You need to change it.
You are constantly being put to the brink of your capabilities and your comfort zone. You have to own the fact that if it's not working, it came down to you, and you also need to fix it.
From a mental standpoint, that can be a really hard thing to face because you have to deal with your failures literally every day. Every problem I'm solving touches on a failure that an old me had, and that today's me has to try to solve.
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