Know your limits. Whether you are the CEO or a member of the executive team, understand you may not have the required skill sets to take the company, business unit or department to reach its full potential. When you reach a point of rapid expansion in a corporation, be honest with yourself and realize your personal and professional skills may best be utilized during the entrepreneurial stages of development, when there's a need to bring teams together and get revenue flowing. If the goal is to take the company public, there are seasoned veterans who can lead the company to the next level - faster then you can. This can be a humbling experience but one that must be made for the organization to move forward. Humility is a trait all successful executives must possess, practice and preach. Time is money and the sooner you surround yourself with a talented executive, management and front-line staff that can manage and drive the vision home, the sooner that planned exit strategy will arrive.