Leaders who want their organizations to have the best chance of thriving and not just surviving after they leave must first do the internal work to prepare themselves for the transition.
Today’s guest, Kate Schrauth, provides valuable succession planning insights based on 30 years of creating, leading or growing youth-driven organizations such as Artists for Humanity, Harvard Student Agencies, Jumpstart and iCouldBe.
Kate shares the following thoughts (and more!) to prepare for leadership change:
- Have you done the self-work needed to come to terms with no longer being in charge?
- Is there faith and trust in your partner in this leadership transition so that you’re not subconsciously undermining the process?
- Have you created the space and opportunity for your successor to build/grow their own relationship with key stakeholders?
- Have you put your ego aside so you can encourage them to build those relationships? (See first question)
Listen and learn how Kate has applied these lessons on her journey.
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About Kate
Kate studied political science with a focus on social movements at Boston University and for the past 30 years has created, led or grown youth-driven organizations such as Artists for Humanity, Harvard Student Agencies, and Jumpstart.
Today Kate helps iCouldBe live its mission to help thousands of teens reach their true potential and is especially passionate about engaging the many mentors, schools, companies, and supporters who make mentoring possible.
When she’s not leading iCouldBe to new heights, you can find Kate cooking gourmet meals for family, friends, and colleagues, remodeling a room in her home with her talented husband Brian or walking her dogs, Bandit and Finn, on the beach.
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