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Red Flags a Successor Is Not Ready

by Angela Sasseville | May 20, 2026 | Coaching & Counseling, Coaching for Executives, Entrepreneur Coaching, Executive Coaching

How do you know if a leadership successor is not ready for the next role? Succession planning conversations often focus on capability. Can they do the job? Do they understand the business? Have they performed at a high level? But in practice, when leadership...

Succession Planning Isn’t a Strategy Problem

by Angela Sasseville | Apr 15, 2026 | Career Coaching, Coaching for Executives, Executive Coaching

Why leadership transitions succeed or fail based on CEO readiness Why do succession plans collapse even when the successor appears perfectly capable on paper? Succession planning is one of the most important conversations founders and boards will ever have. Yet...

Executive Promoted: Now What? The Blind Spots of Promoting

by Angela Sasseville | Jan 14, 2026 | Coaching & Counseling, Coaching for Executives, Leadership

Why do newly promoted leaders struggle more than expected, despite being your top performers? Most organizations assume that once someone earns a promotion, they’re automatically prepared for the expanded scope, pressure, and complexity that comes with it. But in my...

Red Flags a Successor Is Not Ready

Succession Planning Isn’t a Strategy Problem

Executive Promoted: Now What? The Blind Spots of Promoting

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