If your successor needs 3 years to become ready, you started late. Succession is often treated as an event. I have always seen it as a process. You cannot suddenly give someone a larger role and expect them to be ready for it. They need exposure before the title. They need difficult decisions before the authority
Harsh Mariwala
@hcmariwala, Chairman, Marico
Build confidence through resilience
The older I get, the more I realize that real confidence is less about knowing you’ll win and more about knowing you’ll bounce back even if you don’t. Real confidence is resilience. Adaptability. Tolerance for uncertainty. Fear loses when you know failure is never final
Sahil Bloom
@SahilBloom, Entrepreneur & Investor
Three things that separate the best
You can beat 99% of people if you can master these three things: 1) The shame of asking for help 2) The boredom of doing the basics daily 3) And the pain of staying when it’s easier to quit. The people at the top are comfortable being uncomfortable
Sharran Srivatsaa
@sharran, CEO,
Acquistion.com