Research conducted through 2025 revealed that Boards that successfully navigate leadership transitions share a common trait: they bring psychological sophistication to a fundamentally human process. Rather than following rigid playbooks, they acknowledge emotion, create genuine alignment, and have difficult conversations early. This article exposes the unhelpful folklore undermining succession effectiveness and offers seven principles to guide your next CEO transition. This r

As we head into final month of 2023, I hope you can find a moment to enjoy this season’s newsletter.

Winter gives us the gift of physical and psychological regeneration. Whether we live in a country of sunny, white wonderlands or endure months of gloomy skies and endless drizzle, the days are shorter, the nights are colder, and the natural human (and animal) instinct is to stay in. Winter reminds us to rest, to reflect and to regenerate. Ironically, it is often by escaping winter that we create the space that we need. Through July and August, clients have regaled me with sto

Although the temperature often hits 30 degrees Celsius and the humidity hovers around 80%, March in Sydney signals the end of summer. School is back, even university students have resumed their studies and the corporates are in the thick of their strategy and budget cycles. While it may seem more appropriate to look ahead to autumn, this has been a special summer for me, and I want to afford it the ending it deserves. On the 11th September 2022, I signed up for the Can Too 1