Introduce the successor before you need one

Growth · Little Light original

A leader becomes the person everyone calls because they know the history, hold the relationships and can solve the difficult problem quickly. Their usefulness is real. So is the risk created when all roads continue to lead to one person. Begin sharing the room before departure is on the calendar. Let someone else present the update, meet the partner, hear the context and make a decision that can still be discussed together. This is not a rehearsal for replacing anyone. It is a way of allowing knowledge and trust to belong to the work rather than remain locked inside a single career. The strongest legacy is not an empty chair that proves how essential you were. It is a group that can carry the responsibility with judgment after your role changes. Build that continuity while there is time for generosity, questions and imperfect first attempts. Leadership deepens when your presence helps others become dependable too.

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