4. It’s Never Too Early to Start Succession Planning
Mark Driscoll was only 44 when he resigned.
It’s so easy to think—especially when you’re young—that you’ll be doing what you do forever.
You won’t be. I won’t be.
In a future episode of my Leadership Podcast, I’ll be interviewing William Vandebloemen, author of Next: Pastoral Succession That Works. William is so right when he says you should start planning for succession as soon as you begin your job.
Replacing yourself is hard for many leaders. We’re a little too insecure to let go (I’m not saying that what’s Mark’s issue is…all I know is I wrestle with that tension). We’re a little too threatened and fragile to imagine that the world will spin without us one day.
But the leader who raises up other leaders who can lead as well or better doesn’t make themselves less valuable to the organization—they make themselves more valuable.
Start talking about your succession plan now.
