* Teenager in toddler's clothing: the central support teams weren't prepared for the growth that the company is now experiencing. None of the processes work at the new scale.
* Company founders are struggling to scale with the company. They trust each other, but can they learn to trust the incoming class of middle managers that they're hiring?
* Company policies are antiquated (e.g., travel policy) and written for the lowest common denominator. Some serious modernization of policy is required. Leaders need to learn to give the team more leash to move fast and get things done.
* Stilted and antiquated management style. Feels very top-down in some pockets.
* Work-life balance is indeed a struggle for many. There's just so much work to do to keep up with our growth. This problem is made worse by the lack of well-designed processes and support infrastructure to enable teams to work in a frictionless way,
* The company is changing so fast that none of this will be true in 3 months!
