Hosted by Kate Davis, ABM Non-Executive Director, this Mentor Masterclass explores one of the most common barriers to business growth: the founder themselves.
Funded by the Help to Grow: Management Course, this session is designed to equip mentors with the confidence and skills to support founders as their businesses scale and evolve.
Every growing business reaches a point where the founder’s greatest strengths can begin to limit future growth. The decisiveness that helped build the business can become a bottleneck. The drive that created momentum can lead to team exhaustion. The vision that inspired early success can unintentionally prevent others from contributing their best ideas.
Mentors are uniquely placed to recognise these challenges and help founders navigate them. This session explores how to identify the founder ceiling, understand its impact, and support founders in moving beyond it.
In this session, we cover:
• What the founder ceiling is and why it occurs
• The signs that a founder may be limiting business growth
• How founder behaviours influence decision-making, culture, and performance
• The mentor’s role in recognising and addressing growth barriers
• Practical strategies for helping founders and businesses thrive
What you’ll take away:
• A deeper understanding of the founder ceiling and its impact on scaling businesses
• Greater confidence in having constructive conversations with founders
• Practical tools and approaches to support long-term business growth
👉 Make the most of your membership and watch the recording today.
