The AI-Driven Leader 5. CRIT™: How to Build a CEO Succession Plan
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Sep 25, 2025 Josh Wand, founder and CEO in the CPG space, explores the emotional yet strategic challenge of CEO succession. He discusses the role of AI as a daily coach during this transition, enhancing leadership without replacing it. The conversation highlights creating structured communication and prioritization frameworks using CRIT, 30-minute weekly check-ins, and a powerful AI dashboard. Josh shares newfound possibilities revealed by AI, showcasing how it can elevate a founder’s role from merely playing instruments to conducting an entire orchestra.
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Use CRIT To Structure AI Sessions
- Build a CRIT prompt that captures context, role, interview, and task before asking AI to help.
- Use the AI to interview you one question at a time to pull precise context and priorities.
Distribute AI Ownership To Functional Leads
- Make every functional leader an 'AI captain' owning one to two AI initiatives within their domain.
- Roll functional AI work up into a company-level view to verify alignment and avoid duplication.
Set Fixed Weekly And Monthly Rhythms
- Run a 30-minute weekly execution review and a monthly strategic deep dive to separate tactics from strategy.
- Require a five-bullet summary 24 hours before weekly meetings and cap meetings at 30 minutes.