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role of any ceo is to observe. you never act initially. you really have to give some thought to observing and talking to people and learning more about the founder. she set the tone by rallying employees and coming up with goals. there were a lot of things that people were working on, but not necessarily all working together towards a common goal. to be honest, it was almost a little bit of a sigh of relief for the employees because they weren t really sure what the priorities were. and alex did his part by stepping back so colleen could drive the company forward. i ve learned in the four years that i ve been with planet dog when to consult with alex and when do i think he s going to be okay with allowing that to go in a different way. as the ceo, i do get to make the final call. what s made the last four years easier is that colleen has alex s ear and the faith of her team. alex underestimates the role that he s played in really standing on the sidelines and
if i felt like i couldn t let go of a specific project or the trust wasn t there, it s really debilitating. it almost, to me, feels like a dog leashed to a tree. colleen agreed with alex s plan. she thought it was better for everyone to get to know each other. it s a little different to come in, here s our new ceo, versus, here s someone who s going to help us on this project that we re working on. so i think it was a really good opportunity for the company to meet me and me also to meet the company. alex realized pretty quickly that colleen was the right person for the job. she was asking good questions and already thinking about solutions to some of planet dog s woes. she was a great listener. it seemed that she was willing to not guess or presume. she took plenty of time to learn about the direction it needs to go before she even decided to change any direction. and when colleen became the ceo, she thought it was critical to stop herself from moving too quickly. i do b