40% of Executives Fail Within 18 Months - Here's Why | Navid Nazemian episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 51 MIN

40% of Executives Fail Within 18 Months - Here's Why | Navid Nazemian

from Mastery Podcast with Dr. Sas · host Dr. Sas

Four out of ten executives fail within 18 months of their biggest promotion. Not because they were the wrong hire. Not because they lacked the skills to do the job. But because nobody taught them how to actually land.In this episode, Dr. Sas sits down with Navid Nazemian, international bestselling author of Mastering Executive Transitions and the #1-ranked executive coach by CEO Today, to find out exactly why senior leaders fail at the highest level and what those who thrive are doing differently.Navid spent 26 years inside Adidas, Roche, and Vodafone, watching transitions succeed and fail from the inside. Then he wrote the book no one else had written. Today, he breaks down the real reasons behind the 40% failure rate, the dirty secret of the executive search industry, and the one shift that separates leaders who survive a transition from the ones who truly thrive.If you just stepped into a bigger role, are about to, or are responsible for bringing senior leaders into your organization, press play.

Four out of ten executives fail within 18 months of their biggest promotion. Not because they were the wrong hire. Not because they lacked the skills to do the job. But because nobody taught them how to actually land.In this episode, Dr. Sas sits down with Navid Nazemian, international bestselling author of Mastering Executive Transitions and the #1-ranked executive coach by CEO Today, to find out exactly why senior leaders fail at the highest level and what those who thrive are doing differently.Navid spent 26 years inside Adidas, Roche, and Vodafone, watching transitions succeed and fail from the inside. Then he wrote the book no one else had written. Today, he breaks down the real reasons behind the 40% failure rate, the dirty secret of the executive search industry, and the one shift that separates leaders who survive a transition from the ones who truly thrive.If you just stepped into a bigger role, are about to, or are responsible for bringing senior leaders into your organization, press play.

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