: Daniel Feiman
: The Book on...Succession Planning Systems The 30 Secrets To Leadership Development
: Indie Books International
: 9781957651897
: The Book on...Succession Planning Systems
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Every executive and senior leader should consider this: whatever happens to you in your career, you will be remembered for what happens to the organization after you leave. If you want to create a positive legacy that will endure, then developing the next generation of leaders is essential for both you and your organization. The succession planning system (SPS) is the tool that so many firms lack today that will help them move forward, achieve their goals, and stay ahead of their competition. The five phases and thirty tools that make up the SPS create a logical structure that is easy to follow, efficient, and effective. It provides a roadmap that has proven to be successful for the many organizations that have embraced it and used it to move forward strategically.

Daniel Feiman, MBA, CMC©, is the founder and managing director of Build It Backwards, a consulting and training firm based in Redondo Beach, CA. He is a former adjunct faculty member at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is an internationally recognized seminar leader. This is the fourth book in the Build It Backwards series.

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Preparation Phase

This phase starts with assembling the right succession planning team that knows the purpose of the initiative, including what the expected outcomes are, and follows a checklist to make sure the process yields the desired long-term results.

Daniel Feiman, quoted in Forbes, “Five Steps to Assure
The Future Of Your Business,” by Henry DeVries1

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

World War II leader and US President
Dwight D. Eisenhower

The preparation phase is the foundation of effective succession planning. It sets the strategic framework and ensures that every subsequent step is aligned with the organization’s long-term objectives.

You may remember our earlier reference to the fivep’s. Well, here is where the “rubber meets the road.”

The planningprocess is where the value is. I have seen this many times over in a variety of organizations, in ma