To Lead a Successful Company, Start with Yourself!

We live in an exciting time for entrepreneurs. New technologies and alternative funding options provide unprecedented access to capital, making it possible for anyone with a solid idea and a lot of determination to launch a new business. Shows like Shark Tank and The Profit glorify the everyman innovator as well as the all-powerful (and amply funded) business guru. And it seems like for every über-successful, traditionally managed corporation out there, there is a thriving company that went from fledgling start-up to household name without following any of the “rules”—no prolonged analysis, no business school, no suits, no conformity.