The best part about how SNL handles succession is the way that they prepare us, their customers, to accept the change. They manage us all along the way and when the time comes for a big name comedian to leave, they have already made us love the person that moves from “featured” player to “regular”.
Posts Tagged: succession planning
A Good Succession Plan Is More Than Crossing Your Fingers
For the last forty-five years, Jerry Lewis has been the host of the MDA Labor Day Telethon.
HR Maps and Visual Network Analysis
Josh Letourneau, owner of Knight & Bishop, is one of the industry leaders in using visual network analysis to aid organizations in key areas of key employee retention, succession planning, new leader development, and social software selection. His comment about visual network analysis is something worth reading. Thank you Josh for providing such a thoughtful comment and the embedded resources.
Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Want to be VP and Neither Do I
The days of a one-track career path are gone. As people expand their skills they may find that they no longer have their sights set on that VP role, myself included.
The SNL Succession Readiness Model
Featuring your up-and-coming players at work as part of succession readiness.



