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Listen "How to Properly Navigate Leadership Handovers - Nemanja Stabic & Dawie de Klerk, Digiata"
Episode Synopsis
Every business eventually reaches a pivotal moment: transitioning away from being heavily dependent on its founders. This phase often involves leadership handovers, which can be both challenging and transformative.
In this episode, we dive into this very process with Digiata, where Nemanja, the new CEO, joins us alongside Dawie, the co-founder and former Managing Director.
Together, they share how they've successfully navigated this transition, from restructuring the organization and redefining decision-making processes to maintaining and evolving the company's culture. We also explore the dynamics between the CEO's vision and the founder's original vision for the business.
This insightful conversation is packed with practical advice for entrepreneurs looking to manage leadership transitions effectively.
Enjoy the episode!
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Metavolve turns highly capable African founders into confident business leaders by helping them develop clear and comprehensive business strategies that make building a great sustainable business less complex. Reach out to our team to learn more: https://metavolve.co/
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00:00 Introduction
02:58 What is Digiata?
10:28 How Digiata Got to This Point
18:56 Navigating Lockdown and How The Business Changed
29:30 How Nem Made it Easy to be Chosen For Leadership
33:30 What are the Leadership Traits That Dawie Saw in Nem
39:14 How Did the COO Role Turn into a CEO role
46:39 What Happened to Dawie’s MD Role Now That There is a CEO Role
50:14 What’s it Like to Take on So Much Responsibility?
59:25 How to Structure a Co-founder Relationship for Longevity
01:04:04 The New Organisational Structure and Where the Founding Team is Moving to
01:12:02 Power and Authority Challenges During This CEO Handover
01:18:14 Navigating This Change in Terms of Culture
01:20:22 Other Challenges Nem and Dawie Are Facing
01:23:35 How Does the Approach Towards Vision Shift Now?
01:26:01 Dawie’s Plans for the Future of Digiata
01:28:26 Advice to Anyone Going Through This Process
01:30:57 Conclusion
In this episode, we dive into this very process with Digiata, where Nemanja, the new CEO, joins us alongside Dawie, the co-founder and former Managing Director.
Together, they share how they've successfully navigated this transition, from restructuring the organization and redefining decision-making processes to maintaining and evolving the company's culture. We also explore the dynamics between the CEO's vision and the founder's original vision for the business.
This insightful conversation is packed with practical advice for entrepreneurs looking to manage leadership transitions effectively.
Enjoy the episode!
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This episode is brought to you by Metavolve.
Metavolve turns highly capable African founders into confident business leaders by helping them develop clear and comprehensive business strategies that make building a great sustainable business less complex. Reach out to our team to learn more: https://metavolve.co/
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To support The Founder Files:
🔔 Follow The Founder Files EVERYWHERE
⭐ Leave a review right here
💭 Share your thoughts on Linkedin and tag Cameron Coutts
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00:00 Introduction
02:58 What is Digiata?
10:28 How Digiata Got to This Point
18:56 Navigating Lockdown and How The Business Changed
29:30 How Nem Made it Easy to be Chosen For Leadership
33:30 What are the Leadership Traits That Dawie Saw in Nem
39:14 How Did the COO Role Turn into a CEO role
46:39 What Happened to Dawie’s MD Role Now That There is a CEO Role
50:14 What’s it Like to Take on So Much Responsibility?
59:25 How to Structure a Co-founder Relationship for Longevity
01:04:04 The New Organisational Structure and Where the Founding Team is Moving to
01:12:02 Power and Authority Challenges During This CEO Handover
01:18:14 Navigating This Change in Terms of Culture
01:20:22 Other Challenges Nem and Dawie Are Facing
01:23:35 How Does the Approach Towards Vision Shift Now?
01:26:01 Dawie’s Plans for the Future of Digiata
01:28:26 Advice to Anyone Going Through This Process
01:30:57 Conclusion
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