This article explores why true succession planning means preparing the system, not just the successor.

We expect leadership teams to drive results, shape culture, and lead change — yet most struggle to function as true teams. Why? Because the very things that make them powerful also make them fragile. They face paradoxes no other team encounters: individuals and collective, execution and renewal, discipline and openness. Getting them right is rare — and when it happens, it changes everything.

Not every leadership transition is high-stakes. But some are more than we realize. Leadership transitions are often treated as standard...

Transformation doesn’t fail because of weak strategies, it stalls when leadership stays still. This article explores the hidden gap between system-level change and leadership evolution, revealing why even the most well-intentioned transformations falter when old habits persist. If your organization is navigating deep change, the real question might not be what needs to change, but who is truly adapting.