I heard recently on BNR that the Netherlands has a lot of companies with a gross revenue until euro 20 million. Between euro 20 and euro 300 it is difficult for Dutch companies and the Netherlands has relatively a large amount of companies bigger then euro 300.
I immediately thought about the lifecycle theory of Adizes. He compares the lifecycle of humans with company lifecycles. In the Netherlands most companies are somewhere between the Go-Go and the Adolescence phase. Issues like Founders trap and unfulfilled entrepreneur come around the corner.
To achieve the optimum phase, the Prime phase, you have to overcome a few issues:
1. Decentralization of authority.
2. Change in leadership from entrepreneurship to professional management.
3. Goal displacement.