The world has changed a lot in just the last week. For Episode 545 of “Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do” we will focus on leading through crisis with Mary Kelly. This is important for business leaders, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and everyone..
About Mary Kelly
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Mary Kelly improves profit growth. As an economist, corporate strategist, and leadership development expert, Mary translates economic data that leaders can use to make the right decisions for their business. Cited in Money Magazine, Entrepreneur, Success, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and by over 500 TV and radio stations, Mary translates theory into action.
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One of the first women to graduate from the Naval Academy, Mary served 21 years as a commissioned officer on active duty in the Navy. Some of her favorite jobs included being an intelligence officer, a counter terrorism officer, a chief of police, an HR director, running a pay and personnel organization, and being part of the team in charge of Pearl Harbor. With a PhD in economics, she was a military professor at the Naval Academy and a civilian professor at the Air Force Academy.
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She grew up in a small business family, and started working trade shows when she was 10 years old.
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Author of 13 business and leadership books including 15 Ways to Grow Your Business in Every Economy, Money Smart, Master Your World, 360 Degrees of Leadership, Stop the Barking, Why Leaders Fail and the 7 Prescriptions for Success, 5-Minutes Per Week and 52 Weeks to Building a Better Business, and Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy, Mary can be found at Mary@ProductiveLeaders.com.
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About the Book “Who Comes Next, Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy
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Leaders leave. It’s inevitable. It might even happen today. Are you prepared?
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Every organization needs a plan for leadership succession, but few leaders know how to start the process. WHO COMES NEXT? solves that problem and easily guides you through the steps of creating and implementing a viable succession plan.
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This essential guidebook simplifies the process and gives you the tools you need to build and activate your leadership succession. You’ll find a comprehensive action plan, a library of all the tools needed to develop and sustain your plan, and a resource guide. You’ll learn how to:
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*Communicate with customers about the change
*Identify talent gaps in your succession plan
*Decide which succession planning model to adapt
*Find your next generation of leadership within your organization
*Handle the unique emotional complexities of succession in a family-owned business
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Whether you are part of a small, family business, a Fortune 500 company or a non-profit, you need to start now by answering the question: WHO COMES NEXT?