Books
Elizabeth Ledoux, Founder and Lead Strategist of The Transition Strategists, has written books on a range of topics related to business success and entrepreneurial fulfillment. Her insightful work is a valued resource for owners of family businesses and private enterprises, entrepreneurs, researchers, and consultants.
Business transition is one of the most significant events in an owner’s life. Done well, it’s the culmination of everything you built. Done poorly, it fractures relationships, derails the business, and leaves everyone worse off. You get to decide which one it is.
The owners who do this well share a few things in common: they got clear on what they actually wanted, they were honest with the people around them, and they didn’t wait until the last minute to start. Ledoux and Chiesman have spent years working alongside owners at every stage of that journey. This book is the map they hand their clients.
What’s New?
A full chapter on Transition 3.0, the collaborative approach that sets successful transitions apart. Where older models kept the plan secret until the last moment, or announced it with no room for input, Transition 3.0 brings both generations in to build it together. That shift is what turns a plan people tolerate into one everyone is genuinely behind, and it’s a big part of why the owners who work this way succeed where most transitions stall.
In this book, succession planning coaches Elizabeth Ledoux and Laura Chiesman show you how to:
- Get honest with yourself about what you want your life to look like next
- Say hard things clearly, without burning the relationships that matter
- Identify and mentor the right successor, then actually step back
- Weigh different handoff paths and understand the real tradeoffs
- Turn a high-stakes transition into an outcome everyone can live with: you, your successor, your family, and the people your business serves
The owners who get this right arrive at the next chapter with their finances intact, their relationships strong, and their business in good hands. This book shows you how.
You can achieve these outcomes and move forward with clarity and confidence.
What is a truly “sustainable” business? Authors Elizabeth Ledoux and Melvin J. Wernimont, Ph.D. answer that question in Accelerate Your Entrepreneurial Flight: How to Energize Business Value and Entrepreneurial Growth.
What does it take to grow as an enterprise? It all begins with you—the leader, the entrepreneur. In Understanding the Growth of the Entrepreneur: How to Accelerate Your Growth as an Entrepreneur, authors Ledoux and Wernimont explore team building and the most common areas of resistance that many entrepreneurs face as they strive to accelerate their company’s growth.