September 16, 2021
It has been a frequent question the last several months: Why would I detour my corporate path to launch an interim executive leadership firm? As it turns out, the answer is pretty simple:
- The problem was too big to dismiss.
- The solution was too obvious to ignore.
- And the path forward is a combination of all my professional experiences.
The PROBLEM is massive and well understood: from the exodus of leaders and employees throughout the workforceâĶ to extended leave benefits becoming the standard for employeesâĶ all during âThe Great Resignationâ (uhmmmm, Reshuffle?)âĶ while employees working in a new hybrid remote model need leaders to actually be in placeâĶ leading.
The SOLUTION seemed just as obvious. Leverage those departed leaders (on *their* terms) to fill the gap for executives on extended leave or when companies struggle to backfill for departures during The Reshuffle. âĶbecause employees donât have to be stranded without leadership.
But the real reason I launched Match & Cover is a bit more selfish. Nothing makes me happier than connecting good people who are talented, with good people who have opportunities. Nothing. And the time is right, the time is nowâĶ for this model to exist, to clear the path for people to have the work choices they deserve, and for employers to hire the talent they need in the way that works for them. To be in a position to build that bridge is the most important work I could ever do. It took my whole career to get here, for All Of Us to get here. So with respect to Richard Bransonâs quote below, I launched Match & Cover to follow my passions for connecting people â and to do what I can to serve the world and shift the paradigm of the #futureofwork
Join me. Weâve Got This.
#onwardandupward
