~ An Excerpt from Family Business Heartburn Relief™~
The vast majority of businesses have a designated “successor leader.” However, a business can have multiple successor candidates, who can provide support to “the leader.” Successor candidates include any family member or key manager who brings value to the business and is prepared to serve as a leader with a goal of perpetuating the success of the business.
Multiple successor candidates ideally generate a team of successors who are led by the successor leader. The interaction of multiple successor candidates can be complex especially if there are no expressed parameters for sibling/cousin/Key Manager interaction; or if back biting, resentment and rivalry are tolerated. However, assuming there is mutual respect among the group of next generation successors, the more successors who have skin in the game and a vested interest in continued success, the merrier. Multiple successors, effectively managed, create organizational strength, resilience, power and leadership bench strength.
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