This You Are Not The Successor; There’s Another Role Conversation Guide is for business owners who want to avoid conflict and disagreements in the family that could result from rejecting a successor for the top position and assigning them a role that they see as less glamorous.

As owner, you may need to reject a succession candidate as a contender for filling your shoes.  They may not initially appreciate the role that you offer instead. This conversation guide helps the owner tactfully communicate the decision of who will manage the business going forward. Learn to manage:

1. Any negative feelings of an individual who is assigned a lower position in the company than they would like;
2. Maintaining the relationship between the successor and person who was not selected;
3. Communication of a potential career path for the rejected successor along with how they may access opportunities for advancement within the organization.

Rejecting a successor but providing them an option that they see as less glamorous? This Conversation Guide provides guidance that is:

• crafted by an organizational psychologist to address issues realistically and practically so users do not have to figure the steps out by themselves;
• step by step highlighting the main considerations that should be covered in this important conversation; and
• provides dual perspective of both owner and successor – helping each party see what the other may be considering. 

Ready to help your successor see potential in another role? Have the conversation. Your business and family may depend on it. 

$275