Craig T. Owens

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One of my friend Greg’s passions is helping business owners with the final step of their journey—succession of the organization. It was this passion that drove him to write his new book The Business Baton. In today’s episode Greg and I discuss the new book, and Greg lays out his philosophy for a smooth succession process.

• [0:15] Greg has written a new book called The Business Baton.
• [0:53] Greg opened his book with a chapter that surprised me.
• [1:51] What makes a person ill-prepared to hand off the baton in their organization?
• [3:26] The questions Greg asks to make sure a business is really ready to hand off the baton.
• [6:34] Greg’s book has a lot of statistics and case studies to help guide readers who are considering handing off the baton.
• [8:18] In Greg’s new book he continued a trend he started in his previous book Sage Advice.
• [10:07] Sometimes a succession navigator has to push for some emotional choices to help you get your business across the finish line.
• [12:21] Greg discusses the readiness, formation, increase, selection, and succession steps needed to get to a place where a business is ready to sell.
• [17:02] I really appreciated the voices of other business leaders that Greg included in the book.
• [17:31] The end of The Business Baton reminds exiting leaders to lead well. 
• [19:45] Greg gives his final thoughts on writing this book and the role of a succession navigator in the process.
• [24:03] Visit Maximize Leadership to learn more about how Greg can help you as a succession navigator.

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