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Executive Leadership Catalog
The Second Act
Reinventing Identity and Career After the Corner Office
The transition out of a senior leadership role is one almost nobody plans for in advance — and this book addresses it directly, starting with the identity work of separating who you are from the title you held. It covers the specific power of no longer being the one who decides, building a genuine portfolio career out of board seats, advisory work, and mentorship, and the particular discipline of restraint required to mentor well without simply trying to lead again.
$16.99
Who Should Read This
- ✓Executives approaching or navigating retirement, succession, or a planned exit from a senior role
- ✓Former CEOs and senior leaders building a board or advisory portfolio career
- ✓Leaders whose professional identity has become fused with a title they will eventually leave
- ✓Anyone mentoring former direct reports or successors and struggling to let go of control
What You'll Learn
- ★A direct approach to separating personal identity from a title you will eventually leave
- ★A reframe of no longer deciding as a genuine source of power, not a loss of it
- ★A practical model for building a portfolio career of board seats, advisory work, and mentorship
- ★The specific discipline of mentor's restraint — helping without quietly trying to lead again
- ★A book built for the transition stage almost no leadership literature addresses directly
