I've Seen Too Many People Stay Past Their Season: How to Lead Succession and Let Go with Grace (Part 2 of 5)

Episode notes

Most leaders know when their season is ending. Very few act on it in time. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor continue their conversation with Brenda Battle - national health equity leader and C-suite executive with over 43 years of leadership experience. This is Part 2 of 5. Brenda opens with one of the most honest statements in the series: she did not have the energy to take the organization to the next level - and that was reason enough to go. She breaks down why staying past your season harms the people who work for you, how she planned her own succession four years before she retired, and how she built a program called NOTICE that used white male sponsors to open doors for Black women - and ultimately for everyone else too. She also shares the secret she wishes more professionals understood about proximity and the power of showing up even when you hate chicken dinners.

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