Leadership Transitions

This webinar is led by Christa Gannon and Scott Warren of Leadership Transition Community (LTC), who share practical advice on how to execute a leadership transition well. This webinar is for any leader or organization that would like to learn about leadership transitions, regardless of whether any active transition is planned.

As former Executive Directors who transitioned out of their leadership positions, Christa and Scott co-founded LTC to support other leaders who are actively planning transitions or are exit-curious.

During this webinar, Christa and Scott share their perspectives on:

- Stages of leadership transitions (including preparation, execution, and adjustment)

- Communication tips during a leadership transition

- Audiences to engage in the leadership transition process

About the Speakers

Christa Gannon is a Leadership Coach and Consultant, a Senior Fellow and Special Advisor to Stanford’s Center for Racial Justice, and the Founder-in-Residence at Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) the organization she founded 23 years ago with a Soros Justice Fellowship. After planning and executing her own succession, Christa stepped down as FLY’s CEO in July of 2020 paving the way for her internal successor to take the helm. Along the way she captured lessons learned which she has shared at various webinars and trainings offered by organizations like Bridgespan, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Ashoka, and Echoing Green. 

Scott Warren is the founder of the national civics education organization Generation Citizen, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. He served as the organization’s CEO for more than 11 years, helping grow Generation Citizen to become one of the preeminent civics education organizations in the country, promoting action civics across diverse geographies through best-in-class programming and concrete policy change. After orchestrating his own transition, today Scott is a Youth Political Engagement Specialist at USAID, a visiting fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, and a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund (GMF).

Presentation Materials

• Webinar Presentation Slides

Other Resources

• Transition Toolkit (“A Conversation with Your Soul”)