Having experienced a rocky road in the behemoth to small company transition (and back to behemoth) this year, I find this article from Monster Management particularly intriguing.

[Monster Management] Big-Company Execs Make the Move to Small Firms

Here's a few things to consider:

• Prepare for culture shock
  
• Do more with less
  
• Be more interactive
  
• Learn to handle any crisis
  
• Say good-bye to fringe benefits
  
• Learn from past mistakes of others