Executive Transition

Thoughtful perspectives and real stories to help you navigate change with clarity and confidence.

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Beyond the Succession Plan

Former CEO of the Hospital for Special Surgery, Lou Shapiro, shares what he learned through his career transition and gives advice for others approaching this personally and professionally meaningful milestone.

Executive Transition Finishing Well

Career Transition Lessons

This article by theHRDirector highlights career transition lessons learned by MyNextSeason Co-Founders Leslie Braksick and Mark Linsz after years of helping clients.

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Preparing for Your Next Season

When faced with the word "retirement," executives may feel uneasy and think, "What will I do with all of that time?" Try shifting your focus from productivity to purpose.

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Reflections on Retirement

MyNextSeason client Cathy Kassidy shares advice as she looks back on her first 10 months of retirement following a fast-paced, successful career.

Preparing for Your Next Season

When faced with the word "retirement," executives may feel uneasy and think, "What will I do with all of that time?" Try shifting your focus from productivity to purpose.

Takeaways from the Top

MyNextSeason Senior Writer Jeannie Hodes shares career insights from her experience working with C-Suite clients that we can all learn from.

Hitting Reset for Your Health

Transitions, whether welcomed and well thought out or not, bring about stress – a natural response to this significant change. Learn how to effectively reset!

Your Best Days Are Not Over

When Mark Linsz, MyNextSeason Co-founder and Partner, retired from Bank of America, a question kept nagging at him: “Are my best days behind me?"

No Place for “Should”

Job transitions are hard enough without the "helpful" advice doled out by others. Everyone has a “should” to offer, which adds another “s” to your life: stress.

Re-Invention in Your Next Season

Transitioning out of a long-held corporate role necessitates re-invention, as few routines that dominated your career will continue.

Conversations Matter

Networking at its best is a series of conversations based on shared interests and respect. Here are tips to help those in job transitions to keep making connections.

Pausing and Reprioritizing

MyNextSeason Co-Founder, Mark Linsz recalls a pivotal conversation that encouraged him to refocus on relationships and helped him shape his next season.