Newsletter #48: How to Get Leadership Succession Right

SCALE UP Newsletter #48

Welcome to Scale Up, the smarter way to grow with fractional executives.

In this edition:
🚀 9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2025 and Beyond
🤝 How to Get Leadership Succession Right
🥱 Feeling Bored Has A Purpose: Everything You Should Know

Let’s dive right in. 👇🏼

PODCAST: How to Get Leadership Succession Right

When Jason Buechel took over as CEO of Whole Foods in 2022, he had the tough job of following in the footsteps of co-founder John Mackey, who had been at the helm for more than 40 years. This change in leadership was a big deal, not just for Buechel personally but for the whole company as well.

In this episode, Buechel talks with Harvard Business Review editor in chief Adi Ignatius about how he handled employees’ worries while keeping Whole Foods’ culture and core values intact.

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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2025 and Beyond

Gartner research has identified three main challenges company leaders will face this year. Along with these challenges, they’ve made nine predictions about ongoing issues related to technology, teamwork, keeping employees, AI, knowledge management, and more.

Employers should focus on the trends that are most likely to affect their organization and those that could give them an edge over their competitors.

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Leadership vs. Management - What it means to make a difference

In this video, world-renowned marketing and leadership author Seth Godin discusses the distinction between leadership and management, emphasizing the importance of responsibility over authority. He uses the example of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to illustrate how interpretations can vary and how true leadership involves taking ownership of one's decisions.

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Thriving Workplaces: How Employers Can Improve Productivity And Change Lives

As technology, demographics, and work styles change quickly, it's important to focus on employee health.

Why is this a priority? Investing in employee well-being can lead to significant economic benefits. Research from the McKinsey Health Institute and the World Economic Forum shows that better employee health could create up to $11.7 trillion in global economic value. Companies that prioritize health often experience higher productivity, fewer absences, lower healthcare costs, and greater employee engagement and retention.

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Feeling Bored Has A Purpose. Here Are 5 Things To Know About Boredom

Boredom is a normal part of being human and can actually motivate us to take action, much like pain does.

With smartphones giving us constant access to entertainment and distractions, it’s easy to forget what true boredom feels like.

If your 2025 resolution is to disconnect more often from all the information available to you, you might find yourself facing boredom as a result.

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