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Passion: Articles that deal with the inner drive that we all need to want to MOVE from where we currently are to where we dream to be.
Preparation: These posts reference articles, books, documentaries, speakers, quotes, and other inspirational and formative ideas that I have found that helped me and the people around me.
Practice: Articles in this category have a heavy sports and performance training lean.
Performance: These articles focus on how you go about your work. From networking to communications to finding a better way to do what you do.
Perseverance: Articles in this category speak to the mechanics that we go through both mentally and physically to stay on track and not get STUCK.
Replacing an Established Executive: 5 Steps to a Successful Transition
Replacing an established executive is not a promotion event. It is a disruption event. Long before a new leader takes the seat, the role has already shaped behavior, expectations, and survival strategies across the organization. People have learned how to get decisions approved, where pressure is absorbed, and which standards actually matter. When the executive changes, none of that resets. It carries forward.
Most leadership transitions fail not because the incoming executive lacks skill or intelligence, but because they misunderstand what they are inheriting. They step into the role assuming authority creates clarity, when in reality, authority amplifies uncertainty if it is not handled with discipline.
This moment is fragile. How it is handled determines whether the organization stabilizes or quietly fractures.