Interim CEO role requires new mindset
- February 10, 2023 |
- WILLIAM EHART
‘Think of yourself as a leader': Being elevated temporarily is a great learning opportunity but balancing the board and staff is key"I never viewed myself as the interim CEO. I've never actually liked that title," says Kevin Wilson, vice president of policy, governance and meetings at the American Society for Cell Biology.Like it or not, he has held the role twice as the association was searching for new CEOs. He is not interested in a more permanent CEO role. Truth is, he'd prefer not to be interim CEO again—his last stint, in 2021, was difficult. But he loves the organization and will do what is asked of him.His number one concern both times he was interim CEO was about… Read More