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Leadership Transition Framework

Your transition might be harder than it needs to be.

Competence is rarely the issue. What shapes the outcome is having a clear method for the transition ahead.

47%*
of executive transitions
fail within 2 years
83%**
of leaders feel
underprepared

* McKinsey & Company, Ascending to the C-suite, 2015
** DDI, Global Leadership Forecast, 2021

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Bénédicte Foucart explains the framework and why it works.

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Why MOVES™ holds

Built from practice. Enriched by academic research.

Observed before it was named

MOVES™ comes from 25 years in senior executive roles and from coaching leaders through the transitions that define careers. The five dimensions were identified in the field, over years of practice.

Consistent across contexts

The same pattern held across industries, seniority levels and transition types: first appointments to the C-suite, successions, career pivots, entrepreneurial returns.

Enriched by academic research

MOVES™ is at the heart of ongoing doctoral research at Bocconi University, where the five dimensions are examined, tested and refined.

A framework grounded in practice and enriched by academic research at Bocconi.

Five dimensions. One complete transition.

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