Strategic Planning and Succession Planning: What’s the Difference?

I am often asked what the difference is between strategic planning and succession planning. Strategic planning and succession planning have significant similarity, both being long term endeavors with significant overlap.  The stakes are high in each endeavor. The success or failure of either will have a long-term, lasting impact upon the business. Likewise, unawareness of the importance of the initiatives or an unwillingness to address either initiative will also have an undesired, lasting impact. Therefore, this is a legitimate question meriting an extended answer to avoid confusion. To read the end of this blog, click here.