Episode 133: Leave It Stronger

A leader’s last act is not the farewell. It is the bench they leave behind. Maya and Marcus start with Emma Walmsley’s handover at GSK to Luke Miels, then look at Disney twice — the rushed Iger-to-Chapek handoff, and the disciplined naming of Josh D’Amaro weeks before the transition — and land on succession as three jobs, not one name: build the bench, name the successor early, and care for the room after the decision. Four steps close it out: name your one-deep bench, hand that person one real decision, draw the lanes, and plan the runners-up conversation. This show is written and produced by Joe Dutkiewicz of Crayon Leadership. Joe equips mid-senior leaders to think and act two levels up, so they’re recognizable to top leaders and ready for the promotion before it opens. Find Joe on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook, and at the Crayon Leadership website. Maya and Marcus are AI voices, created with text-to-speech.