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Carly Vivian is a career reinvention strategist who spent 30 years at the table when Fortune 50 organizations made their biggest calls - mergers, transformations, and leadership transitions at a combined $100B scale. She now helps senior executives, post-exit founders, and athletes leaving sport decode what built their First Act and architect a deliberate Second Act. Her work runs on the Discover, Design, Develop methodology, which also anchors her book in progress, Lightning Strikes Twice. Alongside the platform she keeps a separate, referral-based executive coaching practice.
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Carly Vivian is a career reinvention strategist who spent 30 years at the table when Fortune 50 organizations made their biggest calls - mergers, transformations, and leadership transitions at a combined $100B scale. She now helps senior executives, post-exit founders, and athletes leaving sport decode what built their First Act and architect a deliberate Second Act. Her work runs on the Discover, Design, Develop methodology, which also anchors her book in progress, Lightning Strikes Twice. Alongside the platform she keeps a separate, referral-based executive coaching practice.
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LHH's 2026 View from the C-Suite Report
LHH's 2026 C-Suite report reveals executive turnover has dropped sharply from 43% to 19%, while AI emerges as the top leadership skill gap amid intensifying pressures on senior leaders. The report highlights that strategic clarity, decision-making effectiveness, and succession planning are critical drivers of organizational performance in an increasingly complex environment.
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Summary
LHH's 2026 C-Suite report reveals executive turnover has dropped sharply from 43% to 19%, while AI emerges as the top leadership skill gap amid intensifying pressures on senior leaders. The report highlights that strategic clarity, decision-making effectiveness, and succession planning are critical drivers of organizational performance in an increasingly complex environment.
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executive-turnover · ai-skills-gap · c-suite-leadership · succession-planning · organizational-performance · decision-making
Key entities
LHH (organization, 0.99) · Adecco Group (organization, 0.99) · New York (location, 0.99) · 2026 View from the C-Suite Report (event, 0.99) · AI accountability (concept, 0.95) · executive-turnover (concept, 0.98) · succession-planning (concept, 0.97) · artificial-intelligence (technology, 0.98)
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