Founder of Persona 28, Dr. Derek Lusk brings over 15 years of experience advising Fortune 500 CEOs, CHROs, and executives on leadership and talent management. He's an assessment and succession planning expert, as well as a CEO coach specializing in leadership transitions.
Leadership is hard, and transitions to CEO are even harder. Even great CEOs stumble if not supported by the board during their psychologically difficult transition.
Dark personalities are rampant in the C-suite. Overconfidence and manipulation supercharge political skills. But political skill is different than effectively leading teams. How can organizations protect themselves from people who are good at politics but bad at leadership?