Course summary

Well done on completing this course. Here is a summary of the key ideas from the course. We encourage you to discuss what you have learnt with your team.

“A leadership transition won’t be successful if you don’t take your team with you on the journey.”

• Aim to be generous in your communication
• Prepare and plan the timeline well in advance
  • Preparing phase
  • Transition phase
  • Supporting phase

4 Generosity principles to set you up for a powerful handover:

1. Generous with trust (be a raving fan of the new leader)
2. Generous with listening (affirm the change is good, listen to concerns)
3. Generous with relationships (release relational ties, create new ties)
4. Generous with network (connect the new leader with important people in your network)

Action steps to handover well:

• Prepare a transition timeline
• Identify internal relationships
• Prepare a list of contacts & networks
• Approach the timeline with a spirit of generosity

Four keys of leadership framework:

Leaders guide questions:

• Of the 4 generosities mentioned, where do you need to focus your effort now?
• What practice have you done or noticed works well in helping build trust with an incoming leader?
• Reflecting on the four keys for leadership handover, identify where you are and what practical steps you can take to ensure a successful handover.