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Who is the senior leader you've known needs to leave for three months — and what's really stopping you?

For many CEOs, the hardest part of a senior executive departure isn't the conversation — it's the operational gap they expect to open the next morning.

In this episode, Phil Hayes-St Clair explores:

• Why CEOs can carry an unresolved leadership decision for months while quietly compensating for the performance gap.
• How to use a practical 90-day bridge — Stabilise, Transfer, Rebuild — to protect decisions, customer relationships and executive capacity.
• How planning for continuity creates the confidence to lead a difficult transition fairly and deliberately.

Listen to learn how to design the 90 days after a senior exit so the uncertainty about what follows no longer prevents you from acting.

The Partnership Playbook is the podcast for leaders who want to grow with clarity, create leverage through partnerships, and lead their teams with meaning. Each episode gives you practical insights drawn from two decades of building and backing companies, coaching CEOs, and closing high-value partnerships across industries. You’ll learn how to scale yourself as a leader, choose partners that help you grow faster, and turn trust, alignment, and first wins into momentum that lasts.

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