Maybe just that? That's pretty much what retirement is about, also. Doesn't say that Igor won't work on personal or even non-personal projects at all, just that more time will be available for, well, friends and family.
It is standard resignation speak. It’s the same thing I told HR to tell my team when I decided it was time to leave, because it is what everyone else says when they resign.
I left due to burnout and failed negotiations. I did share the burnout with my team individually.
Perhaps. However, I do find it slightly 'off' that his departure is announced in the form of an article, and not a personal statement in which he would have more or less unavoidably had to have elaborated on the reasons for choosing this moment to depart.
At least in my personal experience, when this happens to a senior leader it's usually because they had been informed by others that they WOULD be resigning.
Maybe just that? That's pretty much what retirement is about, also. Doesn't say that Igor won't work on personal or even non-personal projects at all, just that more time will be available for, well, friends and family.