In the constant chaos and change that seems to be my life in recent years, and months, the CEO and Co-Founder at the company I work at announced that he is stepping down today.

An invite for a “special announcement” entered the calendar, and speculation was rife – are they replacing the CRO? Is the company being sold?

Instead, it was the news that our Co-Founder and CEO was leaving. This meant that I had to review the investor newsletter for tone and add a couple of paragraphs to reflect this, and put a confident and positive spin on it. I made it seem like it was a natural progression, almost planned. When in reality, I think it was fairly sudden. Even my boss only had 24’s notice of the fact. Talk about VUCA!!