How to Master Executive Transitions
In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Navid Nazemian to discuss ow to master executive transitions, as well as the true cost of executive failure, the key transitions challenges and how you can improve executive onboarding frameworks in your company.
Navid Nazemian is the author of the international best selling book "Mastering Executive Transitions: The Definitive Guide". He has coached executives from ABB, BP, CCLA, Coca Cola, ColgatePalmolive, KPMG, Pearson, Shell, Sonova, Vodafone, and several successful high growth start-ups such as Alibaba, digikala, Snapp!Group, and more, drawing from 20+ years of international HR experience in some of the world's most admired companies at country, regional and global leadership level, in both emerging and developed markets.
Episode highlights
00:00 Intro
04:41 Why Navid wrote “Mastering Executive Transitions”
09:02 The common mistakes made in executive transitions
11:43 The top three reasons for failure in executive transitions
13:33 What organisations can do to help executives in transition
18:57 The importance of cultural familiarisation
20:11 How to invest better in executive transitions
25:25 The seven stages of the double diamond framework
29:35 The one thing every executive needs to hear
31:07 How gender inequality still influences the executive transitions
33:11 Outro
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