Join host, LaTonya Wilkins, as she welcomes guest, Navid Nazemian, author of “Mastering Executive Transitions,”. In this insightful episode, Navid shares strategies for overcoming the 40% failure rate of executive appointments within 18 months due to people, culture, and political challenges. Explore the importance of soft skills, the impact of biases like affinity bias, and the crucial role of structured organizational support, including aligning expectations, facilitating stakeholder meetings, and cultural familiarization.


Tips from Today’s Episode:

– Prioritize soft skills and self-awareness to navigate people, culture, and politics challenges during transitions.

– Implement structured organizational support, including aligning expectations, facilitating stakeholder meetings, and cultural familiarization.

– Provide transition coaching and tie support to job levels to eliminate biases and ensure successful executive transitions.


Resources from today’s episode:

Change Coaches Guide to Create Psychological Safe Conversations Across Differences

Navid’s LinkedIn

Navid’s Book “Mastering Executive Transitions: The Definitive Guide”


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