Opinion

August 31, 2020

Five things to look out for when inheriting a team

Being the new boss isn’t easy; here’s how to earn your new team’s respect.


Anisah Osman Britton, CTO of Vinokilo

I’ve always built teams from scratch. Doing so enabled me to set culture and values, to hire to fill the gaps in my knowledge and to grow relationships from the ground up. It made me entirely responsible for the outcome of those hiring decisions. 

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Photo of the Vinokilo ecommerce team
Members of the Vinokilo team
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Anisah Osman Britton

Anisah Osman Britton is coauthor of Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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