Succession Planning
Building for future growth
The road to independence for business owners starts with a clear vision and structured succession plan.
A succession planning framework to help you build a business that can thrive without you.
We guide business owners through our clear process, including creating systems, developing teams and implementing processes that ensure sustainable business success
How the adapt way prepares businesses for succession.
Our coaching leverages the principles of Succession Thinking™ to elevate your leadership and secure your business’s future. At the heart of this approach is:
Principle 3 - Build leadership beyond you
It focuses on building a team of capable leaders who can sustain and advance the business, guided by a clear vision, without depending on you.
Here’s how it works and why it’s transformative:
It's never too early to start planning for the future of your business.
At adapt, we use Succession Thinking™, a proven framework that helps you build a business capable of delivering long-term success without depending on you.
Our process focuses on critical areas of your business, including leadership team development, mentoring high potential team members, systems optimisation and cultural alignment strategies.
How We Help
We guide you through four essential phases: building solid business foundations, creating sustainable operations, developing leadership capabilities and embedding sustained, lasting culture.
This is supported by our software platform, which helps you back up the way your business operates, track the progress of key objectives and measure the health of your workplace culture.
A simple framework for building leadership beyond you
The core idea is to grow a team of capable leaders who can sustain and advance the business without depending on you. Here’s a clear, step-by-step guide to make it happen:
Spot the stars
- Identify team members with leadership potential.
- Look for people who take initiative, inspire others, or show vision and problem-solving skills.
- These individuals are your future leaders—spotting them early builds a strong foundation.
Give them the ball
- Offer opportunities for them to lead.
- Put them in charge of projects, teams, or tasks—start small and increase responsibility over time.
- Leadership grows through hands-on experience, not just theory.
Be their coach
- Provide guidance and support to help them develop.
- Mentor them, give constructive feedback, and help them overcome obstacles.
- Your input shapes their skills and keeps them aligned with the business’s goals.
Create a leadership playground
- Build a culture that encourages leadership at all levels.
- Make it safe to take risks, celebrate leadership efforts, and encourage learning from mistakes.
- A supportive environment inspires more people to step up and lead.
Why choose adapt for succession planning?
The adapt approach uses the principles of Succession Thinking™ to build resilience into your business and begin planning for its future.
We do this using our proven business-building framework, supported by our software platform which provides real-time data and performance tracking to measure positive outcomes. This delivers a comprehensive executive coaching experience.
Here’s what makes us unique:
- SME-Specific Expertise: Coaching tailored to the realities of small and medium enterprises.
- Succession Thinking Framework: A proven approach to building resilient, future-ready businesses.
- Expert Coaches: Insights from professionals with deep experience in leadership and culture.
- Tangible Outcomes: Stronger teams, smoother transitions, and increased business value.
Future-ready business starts here
Every resilient business has leaders who plan for what’s next. Start implementing Succession Thinking™ and make your business truly future ready.