Know where you are, prepare for where you are headed

Padurean: Working in a start-up may feel like a jungle trek while working in a large, mature company can feel more like being on a tanker ship in an ocean.

PETALING JAYA: Having a good grasp of what stage an organisation is in can help business owners better identify the right tools and people needed to bring the company forward.

There are unique challenges at each stage of an organisation’s growth and being able to recognise the road ahead gives the company and its leaders an advantage, said Loredana Padurean, associate dean and faculty director for action learning at the Asia School of Business & International Faculty Fellow at MIT.