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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.

Executive Transition Media Highlights & MNS News

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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Consider “No” in Retirement

Throughout our careers, we are trained to say “yes” to opportunities, duties, challenges, etc. Stepping into a new season, it’s important to protect your time and energy.

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.

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.

Making Time to Develop Talent

Vicki Escarra, Former Delta Airlines CMO and MyNextSeason Advisor, recalls how an engaged CEO shaped her future and encourages leaders to do the same.

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.

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.

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?"

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!

A Checklist for Leaving Well

As you transition your work to others, recall that finishing well is job one. How you coach those individuals is an essential part of ensuring your legacy.

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