Rebuilding Leadership ‘From The Inside Out’: The Project Transition Case Study

This OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtable was delivered on October 9, 2025, by Stacey Dixon, Ph.D., president at Project Transition, who shared how her organization restructured “from the inside out” to build the leadership team it needed.

This included hands-on advice and guidance for embracing radical transparency, building a servant leadership model, and implementing planning tools like ARCI (Accountable, Responsible, Consulted, Informed) matrices, LEAP (Leadership Effectiveness and Potential) assessments, and strategic “rocks” to sustain long-term performance.

Executive attendees of this session learned how Project Transition:

• Redefined leadership accountability by splitting CEO and operational roles
• Simplified and realigned its core values to drive culture change
• Used performance-based bonus structures to reward teamwork—not titles
• Created “3-deep” layers of expertise to ensure continuity and succession
• Elevated overlooked staff into top-performing leadership positions