The Leadership Mandate – A CE Interim Original Series

The Leadership Mandate - A CE Interim Original Series
Podcast Description
The Leadership Mandate is your front-row seat to high-stakes conversations with the world’s top interim executives, family office advisors, and corporate transformation leaders.
Hosted by CE Interim, each episode unpacks what happens behind boardroom doors—where leadership is temporary, but impact is permanent.
From market entry in the Middle East to cross-border restructurings in Europe, we dive into the bold decisions and complex transitions that shape companies at critical moments.
🎧 Hosted by CE Interim.
📍Recorded in Dubai. Heard globally.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes related to corporate leadership, transformation, and strategic decision-making, with episodes that delve into topics such as market entry challenges in the Middle East, crisis management in restructuring efforts, and the role of interim executives in driving change. For example, an episode features insights on why Western companies often fail in the GCC market due to cultural misunderstandings and strategic missteps.

The Leadership Mandate is your front-row seat to high-stakes conversations with the world’s top interim executives, family office advisors, and corporate transformation leaders.
Hosted by CE Interim, each episode unpacks what happens behind boardroom doors—where leadership is temporary, but impact is permanent.
From market entry in the Middle East to cross-border restructurings in Europe, we dive into the bold decisions and complex transitions that shape companies at critical moments.
🎧 Hosted by CE Interim.
📍Recorded in Dubai. Heard globally.
What happens when leadership hits a wall—and the clock is ticking?
In this raw and honest episode of Boardroom Talks, Xander Kruger, an execution-driven interim CEO with deep roots in turnaround leadership, crisis transformation, and Middle East expansion, joins Bohuslav Lipovsky to explore what it really takes to lead under pressure.
👉 You’ll learn:
- Why many companies delay action during a crisis—and the high cost of waiting
- What “CEO loneliness” looks like in real operational breakdowns
- How interim leaders stabilize chaos and bring back structure, clarity, and confidence
- The uncomfortable truths about doing business in the GCC—and what European executives often get wrong
- Why leadership success is about execution, not theory
This is a must-listen for founders, investors, C-suite executives, and transformation leaders navigating fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
🎧 Subscribe to Boardroom Talks for real conversations on interim leadership, growth execution, and strategy from the ground up.

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