The Explorer
Many orthopedics founders act like explorers.
Explorers are driven by "discovery". They want to look around and try different paths. Experiment. Go down a pathway to see that it's a dead end, then climb out. Climb a tree to get a new perspective, look in a cave to see if there is anything useful. It's all about the quest for learning.
The employees find Explorers hard to follow, get frustrated, and eventually will lose trust in the entire mission... but that's what makes a GREAT Explorer.
This is often why founders (who act like Explorers) get replaced by Leaders in early sta...
The Orthopedics Industry 