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Leadership Transition + Critical Hire
Client: Chenequa Country Club
Overview: A 50-year veteran needed to retire before a significant capital project—no margin for error.
Challenge
A core leader retiring after five decades.
Sensitive culture and long-standing relationships.
Massive project about to begin; successor needed immediately.
Board wanted a clean transition without internal influence.
What I Did
Built and facilitated a respectful retirement plan.
Redefined the role around present and future needs.
Ran the full search, interviews, and recommendations.
Created a structured interview + scoring model for the committee.
Guided decision-making to full Board alignment.
What They Wanted
A dignified retirement process.
A fast, targeted search.
A modern role definition aligned to the upcoming project.
A selection process that protected culture and morale.
Results
Retiring leader exited with honor and goodwill.
Members and staff trusted the process.
Successor stepped in with clarity and confidence.
High-risk project delivered on time and above expectations.
ROI Snapshot
Bad-Hire Cost Avoided
$150K-$300K+
Cultural Damage
Zero
The process not only protected but strengthened the culture.
Project Delay Cost Avoided
$250K-$1M+
Final ROI
$30K
For $30K, the club secrued the best leader in the state for the role and navigated the most sensitive transition in 50 years