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What’s Lost When Experts Retire

https://hbr.org/2014/12/whats-lost-when-experts-retire?utm_campaign=Socialflow&utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet Across the globe, there is a tsunami of Baby Boomer retirements. This is good news for them and for the younger colleagues who will take their place. But what does this mean in terms of losing business-critical, experience-based knowledge … Continue reading

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Nobody Is Indispensable, or Why You Really Need Succession Planning

Nobody Is Indispensable, or Why You Really Need Succession Planning 1. Hire for redundancy 2. Cross-train 3. Document everything 4. Bulldoze information silos and fiefdoms 5. Plan for the future “The graveyards are full of indispensable men.” — Charles DeGaulle

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