Four out of ten executives fail within 18 months of a new appointment. Not four percent. Forty percent. And the organization isn't the one who pays the highest price.

Candy Motzek sits down with Navid Nazemian, an international bestselling author of Mastering Executive Transitions, an executive coach, and a LinkedIn Top Voice, to unpack one of the most under-discussed problems in leadership and one of the biggest opportunities for coaches who work with leaders.

Navid shares why so many high-potential leaders derail during transitions despite their track record of success. He talks about the assumption that what worked before will work again, the significant gap in support between male and female executives stepping into new roles, and why the human cost of a failed transition is far greater than the financial one. Leaders who fail at the top rarely rebound. The career they spent decades building can effectively end.

He also shares the story behind his book, why he spent seven years researching the topic, how he secured endorsements from Marshall Goldsmith and other global thought leaders, and what makes transition coaching one of the most meaningful and commercially valuable niches a coach can build.

This is a genuinely fascinating conversation and one that will shift how you think about the leaders you serve.

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