July 4, 2026
Family Business Succession Planning
Family business succession planning is two transitions, ownership and leadership: why most family successions stall, and where to start.
Read the article →Field notes on who's next.
Practical writing on succession planning: how to build plans that hold up, spot the people who can scale, and keep a bench honest. No content farm; published when we have something to say.
July 4, 2026
Succession Planning Metrics That Matter
The succession planning metrics that show whether a leadership pipeline works: bench coverage, readiness, internal fill rate, and time-to-fill.
Read the article →July 4, 2026
The Role of HR in Succession Planning
What HR owns in succession planning and where the business takes over: running the process, calibrating assessments, and reporting to the board.
Read the article →July 4, 2026
Succession Planning vs Replacement Planning
Succession planning and replacement planning are not the same thing, and treating them as one leaves organizations exposed. What separates them, and why you need both.
Read the article →July 4, 2026
How to Run a 9-Box Talent Review Meeting
A working agenda for running a 9-box talent review: preparing placements, facilitating the calibration debate, handling the traps, and leaving with owned decisions.
Read the article →July 4, 2026
Why Succession Plans Fail (and What the Survivors Do Differently)
The failure modes that kill succession plans: spreadsheet decay, unowned assessments, secret lists, development without deadlines, and plans nobody stress-tests.
Read the article →July 4, 2026
How to Identify High-Potential Employees (Without Guessing)
Practical criteria for identifying high-potential employees: separating performance from potential, avoiding visibility bias, and building a HiPo process managers actually trust.
Read the article →July 4, 2026
The Succession Planning Process, Step by Step
The full succession planning process in seven stages: role criticality, success profiles, candidate identification, assessment, development, review cadence, and measurement.
Read the article →July 4, 2026
How to Build a Succession Plan That Survives Reality
A step-by-step guide to building a succession plan: choosing critical roles, scoring candidates, setting readiness windows, and keeping the plan alive after the kickoff meeting.
Read the article →
See where your bench breaks before it matters.
Bring your real org chart. We show you the succession gaps, cascade risks, and bench depth in a 30-minute walkthrough. IT security questions answered on the same call.
IT review first? The FAQs answer the security questions honestly →