These requirements usually include: 1  Minimum age, usually 18 years. 2  Education level, usually a high school diploma or equivalent. 3  Initial and ongoing training.
Founder's syndrome (also founderitis) is a popular term for a difficulty faced by organizations where one or more founders maintain disproportionate power and influence following the effective initial establishment of the project, leading to a wide range of problems for both the organization and those involved in it. The founder makes all decisions, big and small, without a formal process or input from others. 2  Decisions are made in crisis mode, with little forward planning. 3  Staff meetings are held generally to rally the troops, get status reports, and assign tasks.
Founders Syndrome is no oneâs faultâno founder sets out to damage his or her organization. Staff and board members or leadership who avoid responsibility mare often also part of the problem. There are actions that founders, board members, and staff can take to avoid the problems of founderâs syndrome. Planning is not done collectively and any ideas that do not come from the founder usually donât go very far. 2  People can even become afraid of the founder. 3  The board is recruited by the founder, rather than by the board itself. 4  Often they are friends of the founder, who may have been there from the beginning.