Every leader needs a playbook to keep the organization operating consistently, cut through ambiguity, and align teams around a shared vision and goals. But many playbooks weren’t designed for an era defined by increasing uncertainty and relentless change.

In today’s Redefiners, Tomas and Marla talk with former IG Group CEO June Yee Felix about how she had to rewrite her own leadership playbook after stepping into the CEO role during a time of increased regulation and scrutiny. She explores why leaders need to rewrite their playbooks to better navigate chaos and uncertainty, and shares the eight moves they’ll need to do it. She also discusses the characteristics that make up an effective board and the role boards play when it comes to tech and AI governance. 

We’ll also hear from Margot McShane, a leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates and co-founder of RRA Artemis, an initiative to create more future-ready CEOs. She’ll explain why traditional CEO succession planning is no longer enough and how boards can build stronger leadership pipelines for an uncertain future.

Four things you’ll learn from this episode: 

1. How to prepare for stepping into a leadership role at a difficult time 
2. Why leaders need to change their leadership playbooks and what should they do
3. What are the characteristics of an effective board and what is its role when it comes to tech and AI governance
4. What is contributing to increasing CEO turnover and how are boards preparing for CEO appointments and succession

If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like these Redefiners episodes:

• Winning in Volatility: How Trafigura Chairman Jeremy Weir Built a Global Powerhouse
• Leadership Lounge: Why Decision-Making Is Becoming Harder for C-Suite Leaders—and How You Can Overcome It
• The Only Certainty Is Change: Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on AI, Innovation & Market Evolution
• Leadership Lounge: From Firefighting to Future-Building: How Leaders Can Master Perpetual Transformation
• The Necessity of Change with President and CEO of Wells Fargo Charlie Scharf
• Leadership Lounge: How to Be an Effective Board Director When Everything Is On Fire

A closer look at the research from this episode:

• Create A Next-Generation Board
• The New Qualified Technology Executive: Redefining Board-Level Technology Expertise in 2026
• Global Corporate Governance Trends for 2026
• Global CEO Turnover Index