"Changing will be extremely painful…"
Agreed. And NOT changing…

I agree with you and Ms. Reynolds. What I think is being exposed, is how many organizations have left succession and people development planning in the dust. This is rooted in the fact that employees (talented or otherwise) are much further down the list of priorties than many think. An organization’s values/priorities will always dictate what will be paid attention to.

Like the slave owner who only sees people as a means-to-an-end, so are the many senior leaders in corporate America. That mindset is what cripples their ability to plan for a better future.

Changing will be extremely painful…