Executive Transition

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

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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.

Early Exploration Executive Transition

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?"

Early Exploration Executive Transition

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Finding Balance Post-Career

A healthy independence is as essential to a successful next season as time together, and it is that balance of togetherness and independence that lays the best foundation for long-term happiness.

Corporate Loyalty

One pattern well entrenched in the current generation of senior executives is corporate loyalty, but it is important to remember to make time for outside interests.

Your Spouse Has a Next Season, Too

Recognizing that an executive transition is a huge transition for both members of a couple is a critical step in creating a happy and fulfilling next season.

First Steps for Your Next Season

It's important to remember there are opportunities that we may never think possible because of the security that working for a good company affords us.

Take Time to Soak

This transition “soak time” is about more than just slowing down. It's essential to increasing self-awareness and confidence as you move beyond the corporate environment that has defined you.

Finding Your New Rhythm

After you've taken time to reflect on your career and you're ready to formulate your next season, it is a good idea to create a new rhythm that will help you feel grounded.

Casting a Wider Net

Sometimes finding the right fit for your next season involves thinking outside of your comfort zone: outside of your former company, industry, and usual circles.

Stepping Out

Thinking about risk taking in an intelligent way is a crucial element of the transition process and is also a key part of "stepping out" into your next season.

Personality Assessments and Retirement

Personality and communication style assessments can be helpful as retiring executives learn how their style may affect their next-season pursuits.