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When you wrap up your career, what do you wish your biggest rival would say about you? Here's a stunning example from professional tennis. It certainly helps you reflect if you are sewing the seeds of...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

In the high-pressure world of leadership, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind of putting important decisions into action. The chaotic demands of the role often leave li...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

There is a certain taboo that comes with leadership succession for family businesses. Passing the torch is a much more difficult conversation when your business and family are in...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

A CEO's work goes beyond their internal relationship with your board and team. It requires responding to your external audience as well. Your organization’s stakeholders cover a ...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

Any interim CEO relies upon their internal relationships to successfully provide what their organization needs during a state of transition. Naturally, they can’t be expected to ...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

Delegation is an underutilized tool in the CEO transition process that can help settle the executive team into their new reality between the interim and incoming CEO. As an inter...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

Conflict is an inevitable aspect of any business. Yet conflicts are made all the more complex when you bring family into the equation. As David Harland, managing director of FINH...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

Much like long-term CEOs, interim leaders also depend on the board for guidance and oversight. In many ways, this relationship between the board and interim may look no different...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

Any leadership transition is going to be an adjustment for everyone involved. The outgoing leader’s wellbeing leading up to their departure can often be fraught with unexpected e...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

An interim CEO is often brought on during the transition process to bridge the gap between the outgoing and next long-term CEO. They give the board the time and space to consider...

- by Sophie Pinkoski

When it comes to leadership transitions, a lot of time and energy goes into ensuring all goes well for the outgoing and incoming leaders. A seamless change takes work. But a key ...

- By Sophie Pinkoski

It’s a rare thing for family businesses to survive into the next generation. In fact, Deloitte has found that only 30% of family businesses make it to the second generation, with...