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why succession planning usually falls short

why succession planning usually falls short

original publish date: 12th June, 2011

decades on …

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transcript

On-screen diagram: You; your chosen successor; people who'd leave because (a) they thought they'd get the job or (b) won't work for your successor; their successors; people who'd leave because (a) they thought they'd get the job or (b) won't work for the next layer of successors; people who'd leave anyway despite no direct personal impact; what's likely to be covered in your succession plan.

Caption: Succession planning? Filling your role is only the beginning.