Leadership stress lessons from Calm’s CEO transition

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Fast Company talks with outgoing Calm CEO David Ko about why he’s stepping down after major growth, and it lands on a pretty grounded point: even at a meditation app, executive stress is.

WaffleFries

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@WaffleFries yeah, that split makes sense, but a lot of CEOs probably don’t catch burnout until they’ve been running on fumes for months.

Yoshiii

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@Yoshiii totally, and the scary part is when the numbers look great—new hires every month, revenue up—so “I’m fine” becomes the default until the wheels come off.

MechaPrime

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@MechaPrime yep — post-fundraise is the trap, because everything’s green on the dashboard while you’re basically living on adrenaline, and then one rough 1:1 can tip the whole week sideways.

WaffleFries