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Succession By Design: Turning Transitions into Strategy
2025-11-18 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Detroit) | MI
As West Michigan CEOs face an accelerating wave of retirements, the question isn’t just who’s next—but how to identify and develop leaders with the talent to sustain performance and purpose.
Prepare your next generation of leaders.
This event is the next step in the CEO Council’s discussion on the retirement cliff, upskilling talent, and transferring critical knowledge.
In this exclusive session, Barry Conchie – leadership psychologist, former head of Gallup’s global leadership research, and co-author of Strengths-Based Leadership and The Five Talents That Really Matter – will share how to apply the science of talent to identify and develop successors who can sustain performance and accelerate success.
With data-driven insights proven to predict leadership success with 80% accuracy, Barry will show how evidence-based succession planning can turn today’s transitions into tomorrow’s growth.
Key discussion points:

Why succession planning isn’t “next person up” but a long-term strategy that starts on day one.
What data reveals about who succeeds in leadership—and why.
How to move from filling roles to building lasting leadership pipelines.
Why talent, not product, is your ultimate differentiator.

Member-Exclusive Invitation
Members have received a calendar invitation with the event details through which they can RSVP. Reach out to Alicia Dorr, a.dorr@talentfirst.net, with any questions.
Find out how to join for this and other events like it that explore how intentional, data-driven succession planning can turn today’s retirements into tomorrow’s opportunities. Email info@talentfirst.net or visit talentfirst.net to learn more.
