Finding Your Own Dream: A Successor’s Journey to Authenticity
As a potential successor, one of the most challenging questions we face is: “Is this truly my dream, or am I just following someone else’s path?” As the daughter of a successful business owner and now a potential successor at The Transition Strategists, one of North America’s leading business succession consulting firms, I’ve wrestled with this question from multiple angles. Today, I want to share my journey of discovering authentic purpose in business succession, hoping it might help others facing similar questions.
The Successor’s Transition Journey
Transitioning ownership of a business is a journey, most obviously for the person transitioning out of ownership (the transitioner). Less appreciated, perhaps, are the challenges a successor encounters on the journey to business ownership. Read about the successor’s transition journey. We’ve written frequently about some of the transitioner’s challenges (e.g., preserving relationships, cutting the ties […]