Leadership Development & Succession Planning with Beth Miller

In this episode I interview Leadership Development Advisor
and Executive Coach Beth Armknecht Miller. We talk about how executives can create their own think-tank to help support them in their role and how to build organizational resiliency through succession planning.

Listen to hear Beth’s answers to these questions:

How do you successfully transition an executive in a higher up interim role into another?
What are the common mistakes of succession planning and how do you avoid them?
What does it mean when you have high potentials that are not performing up to their potential and what can you do about it?
How do you prepare to exit as a leader/business owner?
How to effectively reskill your employees at low cost?
How do you hire to your values and competencies?
What are some key tips to successfully onboard a new hire?
How does one deal with a difficult co-worker or boss?
What are some first steps managers can take to develop their coaching skills?
How do you nurture a desired culture?
How do you create psychological safety?
How do you create an accountability culture?

Key Takeaways:

Don’t confuse high performers versus high potentials; one you promote, the other you develop
Hire for competencies
Employee engagement starts before they are even hired
Interact with your employees early and often
Use the “GROW” model to coach your employees
Difficulty is in the eyes of the beholder
The more replaceable you become the more you increase the value of your company