This month my mind has been focused on succession planning. In a business where many of our key staff are young women, I am sure that many of you share my dread when you get the phone call from an excited employee who says, 'I just wanted to let you know ... I'm pregnant'. After several years of this, I can now manage to make sure that my first words are 'Congratulations! That's fantastic news', while actually thinking 'Oh no, not another one'!
Of course, as a mother myself, I fully understand what great news this is and how excited they must be. However, for a business owner, it does leave a potential gap in my team.
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