How I Lost My Big Client and Team (I Never Saw It Coming)
As businesses grow, leaders often gain more responsibility—and less visibility.
Information becomes filtered. Meetings become formal. Honest conversations become less frequent. On the surface, everything looks fine.
Until a key employee resigns. Until a major client leaves. Until a problem surfaces that has been growing for months.
This is the Proximity Trap: the leadership blind spot that appears when leaders become too far removed from day-to-day reality.
This article explores: • why leaders miss critical warning signs • how organizations unintentionally hide problems • ways to build stronger feedback channels • how founders can stay connected to employees and customers • why proximity matters more than perfect reports
The best leaders don't just seek answers. They actively seek perspectives.
