Choosing Your Legacy?
October 9, 2008
I was writing a postcard to my grandkids and the thought occurred to me when signing, “Grandpa,” that the name was chosen for me. It wasn’t the name I wanted. Legacies can be like that an as well. We may have definite ideas on how we want to be remembered. Unless we take definitive action to see that it happens a certain way (even then there are no SURE guarantees), it is those who come next who will decide. A humbling moment for Grandpa, but in this case, it’s quite all right.
John Reddish, blog: www.thesuccessionplanner.com, website: www.getresults.com, www.twitter.com/getresults
The Successor – Part one
October 7, 2008
Both management and ownership succession focus on the exit strategy of the person in place. Just as important, though, and often largely overlooked as an equally important element of the process is the focus on succession’s meaning for the successor. The new owner/leader will have his/her own set of transition issues as s/he takes on the role previously held by a predecessor and moves to make it his/her own. More to come, stay tuned…
