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THE JOURNAL

Founders & operators

Perspectives from Chaim Apsan on inner experience, executive responsibility and the choices that connect them.

18 articles · Page 1 of 2

A CEO sits alone in a luxury hotel bar, surrounded by people but unable to confide in anyone
Founders & operators

Who can a CEO speak to candidly?

5 Nov 2026 4 min read
a male executive looking across the city skyline
Founders & operators

Transfer real decisions as the founder role changes

10 Jul 2026 2 min read
an abstract corporate composition of layered shapes, lines and colour
Founders & operators

Preparing the business and the owner for a sale

7 Jul 2026 2 min read
A founder watches a crowded warehouse with a mixture of pride and worry
Founders & operators

When growth outpaces the company's operating habits

7 Jul 2026 2 min read
A newly promoted executive stands in an unfamiliar office, holding a small box of personal belongings
Founders & operators

Managing the practical friction of a role change

7 Jul 2026 2 min read
A new CEO enters a meeting room where his male team is already waiting
Founders & operators

Learning the job after a major executive role change

7 Jul 2026 2 min read
A businessman stands in a crowded lift, looking burdened despite his expensive suit
Founders & operators

When a chosen role becomes a list of obligations

7 Jul 2026 2 min read
A former owner hesitates at the doorway of his old office, now occupied by another man
Founders & operators

Clarifying the former owner's role after an acquisition

21 Jun 2026 2 min read
A founder revisits the modest storefront where his company began
Founders & operators

Testing the assumptions in a founder's cognitive map

18 May 2026 2 min read