In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Navid Nazemian — executive coach, former global HR leader, and author of Mastering Executive Transitions: The Definitive Guide. Navid shares powerful insights on what it really takes to step into a new leadership role — not just to survive the transition, but to thrive in it. Drawing on years of experience guiding senior executives around the world, he and Gary explore how leaders can build credibility fast, navigate complexity with confidence, and align personal purpose with professional impact. They discuss the emotional and psychological dimensions of transition — the uncertainty, identity shifts, and moments of truth that every leader faces — and how to turn them into opportunities for growth and transformation. It’s a rich, practical and deeply human conversation about how to lead yourself first, so you can lead others well when everything is changing. Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.