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#190 | Why Every Organization Needs a Succession Plan With Naomi Hattaway
In this episode of the Contagious Culture Podcast, Kyle King sits down with Naomi Hattaway, founder of Leaving Well, for a timely conversation on workplace transitions, succession planning, board leadership, and what it means to leave an organization with intention.
Naomi shares why organizations often talk about hiring, growth, and vision, but avoid the harder conversations around departure, transition, termination, retirement, and succession. She explains why leaving well is not just about the person leaving. It is about protecting the mission, honoring the people, and creating continuity for the organization.
Kyle and Naomi also discuss board responsibility, documenting systems, proactive succession planning, interim leadership, and how organizations can create more humanity, clarity, and even joy in the process of transition.
Episode History
00:00 — Introduction
00:39 — Meet Naomi Hattaway and Leaving Well
01:00 — Can workplace transitions include joy?
02:00 — Why people leaving should not surprise us
03:00 — Practical ways to add humanity to departures
04:30 — How personal history shapes our relationship with transition
05:00 — Hattaway’s background and personal connection to leaving well
06:00 — Moving, change, and learning how to say goodbye
06:45 — Interim leadership, succession planning, and board development
08:45 — Why succession planning matters in nonprofits
09:45 — Defining what it means to leave well
10:45 — Leaving a legacy through documentation
12:00 — Why organizations struggle to document processes
13:00 — The value of after-action reviews
14:00 — Creating transition binders and archives
15:45 — Where boards and leaders should begin
17:30 — How to introduce succession planning without creating fear
18:30 — The danger of starting from scratch after a leader leaves
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By Kyle S. KingIn this episode of the Contagious Culture Podcast, Kyle King sits down with Naomi Hattaway, founder of Leaving Well, for a timely conversation on workplace transitions, succession planning, board leadership, and what it means to leave an organization with intention.
Naomi shares why organizations often talk about hiring, growth, and vision, but avoid the harder conversations around departure, transition, termination, retirement, and succession. She explains why leaving well is not just about the person leaving. It is about protecting the mission, honoring the people, and creating continuity for the organization.
Kyle and Naomi also discuss board responsibility, documenting systems, proactive succession planning, interim leadership, and how organizations can create more humanity, clarity, and even joy in the process of transition.
Episode History
00:00 — Introduction
00:39 — Meet Naomi Hattaway and Leaving Well
01:00 — Can workplace transitions include joy?
02:00 — Why people leaving should not surprise us
03:00 — Practical ways to add humanity to departures
04:30 — How personal history shapes our relationship with transition
05:00 — Hattaway’s background and personal connection to leaving well
06:00 — Moving, change, and learning how to say goodbye
06:45 — Interim leadership, succession planning, and board development
08:45 — Why succession planning matters in nonprofits
09:45 — Defining what it means to leave well
10:45 — Leaving a legacy through documentation
12:00 — Why organizations struggle to document processes
13:00 — The value of after-action reviews
14:00 — Creating transition binders and archives
15:45 — Where boards and leaders should begin
17:30 — How to introduce succession planning without creating fear
18:30 — The danger of starting from scratch after a leader leaves
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Learn More About the Contagious Culture Conference
Subscribe & Leave a Review to The Contagious Culture Podcast
Subscribe to Apple Podcasts
📞 Schedule Your Call Here
🖥️ Join the #1 Community for Leaders and Change Makers
👉🏽 Apply to Be in the Growth Alliance
👉🏽Connect with Kyle S. King