Contagious Culture, a podcast guest episode: Why every organization needs a succession plan

Published 6 days ago • 1 min read

Black text "leaving" and "well" are stacked atop each other. A curly black arrow below the L in "Leaving" points to the W in "well"

We have to come to an agreement that the reality is: People Leave. None of us are still at our first jobs, but we treat workplace transitions as though we've never had practice at leaving. -Naomi Hattaway

We CAN add joyful moments to departure work. Human-focused transitions do not have to be difficult, and joy can come from proactive planning (we all know that the success of a big trip is more likely if we planned for said trip, right?).

I enjoyed my recent conversation with Kyle S. King (including sharing my experience of early menopause while recovering from a pretty terrible leg break, and how that led to my untethering from my reputation as legacy - it's a fabulous discussion!)

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