Here are some of the most important conversations about how companies progress especially when there are failures in the standard transition process. The show explores a range of larger themes such as mergers and acquisitions while at the same time introducing audiences to other more technical terms. The biggest concern has to do with what limits one is willing to cross to stay at the top. You see similar ideas expressed in Billions which makes an interesting watch alongside Succession. Both leaders are obsessed with winning and both have a trail of ruined filial relationships.