How to Build a Legacy that Lasts: How Smart Leaders Handle Succession

Feb 25, 2025

David Miller, Chief Expansion Officer at Novus Global with vast succession planning experience, and Cody Miller, an Executive Coach focused on performance, share vital insights on legacy-building in leadership. They discuss the necessity of proactive succession planning, emphasizing that it’s not just about handing off roles but innovating for future growth. Key topics include managing emotional hurdles during transitions, the importance of open communication, and recognizing the often-overlooked stakeholders in leadership shifts. Tune in for actionable strategies to future-proof organizations!

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INSIGHT

Succession Planning Minimizes Disruption

Succession planning proactively minimizes disruption rather than reacting at the last minute.
Everyone's leadership role is temporary, so planning the transition ahead ensures legacy continuity.

INSIGHT

Ending Leadership Well

Succession is about ending a leadership chapter well, not just handing off power.
Leaders often resist endings as they cherish what they've built and fear letting go.

ADVICE

Balance Vision and Transition

Leaders exiting a role should cast a broad vision for their life beyond the business.
Incoming leaders must balance honoring the past while creating their own approach.

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ON COACHING | Succession planning isn’t just about maintaining the status quo—it’s an opportunity to innovate, elevate, and secure a legacy that outlasts you. In this episode, host and Novus Global Partner & Executive Coach Rosanna Tomiuk sits down with Chief Expansion Officer David Miller and Executive Performance Coach Cody Miller to uncover the mindset shifts and leadership strategies that make or break a transition.

Here’s what you’ll gain from this episode:
✅ How elite leaders future-proof their businesses through succession planning
✅ Why failure to plan leads to dead businesses and lost legacies
✅ The most overlooked stakeholder in leadership transitions—and how to get them on board
✅ How to manage the emotional and operational challenges of stepping away or stepping up
✅ Why succession planning is about more than leadership—it’s about shaping the future

With insights from coaching over 200 organizations through succession, this conversation delivers actionable strategies for CEOs, founders, and executives preparing for the next phase—whether that means stepping down or stepping up.

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