Ron Carucci led a ten-year longitudinal study on executive transition to find out why more than 50% of leaders fail within their first 18 months of appointment and uncovering the four differentiating capabilities that set successful leaders apart. Those findings are highlighted in his book Rising To Power.

Harvard Business Review selected his research as one of 2016’s “Ideas that mattered most,"

Ron is a 2-time TEDx speaker, and his most recent TEDx talk on power will be in the show notes.

Ron is the co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. He has a thirty-year track record helping some of the world’s most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization, and leadership. In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, he has been featured in Fortune, Business Insider, MSNBC, and Inc.