Lisa Mashburn@Areion

Advisor | C-Suite Coach | It’s not what you look at, it’s what you see. #GoBeyond | Succession Planning | Plan Your Succession or Someone Else Will

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Rapid tech evolution means internal successors risk skill obsolescence quickly. Here are 3 fast, easy ways to stay future-ready

- Regularly evaluate contrasting future scenarios
- Audit decision-making process of pass success
- Allocate a % of resources to micro-pilot projects

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Succession: the act or process of one person thing, or event following another in order or sequence. Most organizations don’t have a strategic plan for leadership succession or pipeline development b/c benefits are hard to measure. In a complex world that’s true of most things.

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Every habitat is an environment, but not every environment is a habitat #levelsofleadership

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“The first order of implication is what happened immediately. The second order is what happened because of what happened.”  Howard Marks

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Good job! You don’t get promoted for doing a good job. You get promoted because the right people know you can do the next job right. Join us in October. https://t.co/nSCm5z85ge

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Sink or Swim https://t.co/ZmUrik4udK

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

When it's time to implement a strategy, how prepared are you to take action?

For some ideas see "How to Become a Better Strategic Thinker," Rich Horwath, HBR, November 2023.

To take action on these ideas explore Intensives for Fall 2026 - DM for link to 8/26 Q&A.

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

September 8 Registration Opens

NEW online cohort-based intensive for VPs, Directors, and Managers.

DM or see Areion Advisors on LinkedIn for more details. Programs run 8-weeks online starting October 13. Priced to scale.

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

The best way to predict the future is to create it." — Peter Drucker.

67% of employees seeking a new role state that lack of career progression or a clear path forward within their current organization is the primary reason for leaving. (Gartner)

DM to create your own.

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

When it's time to implement a strategy, how prepared are you to take action?

For some ideas see "How to Become a Better Strategic Thinker," Rich Horwath, HBR, November 2023.

To take action on these ideas, register for a Q&A session here: https://t.co/v8rsbjiPFH

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.” ~John Steinbeck, East of Eden

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Hear Yourself Think. Talking outloud to work through problems supports complex thinking. Today, more than ever, having an objective, third-party, confidential space is invaluable to leaders. One of the reasons we’ve been coaching executives since 2006.

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Happy Holiday! https://t.co/22nSYt3A5z

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Leadership development because to improve the quality of business output first requires improving the quality of those who participate in it.

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

Nice day for a parade in NYC - Happy Thanksgiving!

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

“But I soon learned that while speed may be the most important thing on the plains, there is something much more significant on the mountains.”

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

“The boat is safest when it is in the port, but that is not what boats were built for.” ~The Diary of a Magus

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

“Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I’d like to see you living in better conditions.”

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

“Love has triumphed over hatred, light over darkness and truth over falsehood. Forgiveness has triumphed over revenge. Evil has not disappeared from history; it will remain until the end, but it no longer has the upper hand.” - His Holiness Pope Francis, Easter 2025

[Lisa Mashburn@Areion @AreionLLC]

When it’s impossible to go on as you have, go on as you never have before.