Succession: Are You Ready?
by Marshall Goldsmith
Goldsmith's short guide for CEOs on preparing to hand over: the emotional side of letting go, developing successors, and coaching your replacement rather than undermining them. Brief and candid.
Read it if…
you are a leader within a few years of handing over and have not prepared yourself.
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Skip it if…
succession is a decade away.
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Three things you will actually use
- Succession is emotional before it is procedural.
- Coach your successor; do not compete.
- Plan your next life before you leave this one.
Do this first
Write what you will do the day after you leave; if the page is blank, start there.
Our verdict
Brief and candid.
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