A leader’s greatest legacy may not be what happens while he is present, but what remains possible after he is gone, argues LINUS OKORIE

There is a question every leader should ask long before retirement, resignation, or succession:

What will happen to this organization when I am no longer here?

It is a deceptively simple question.

Many leaders spend years building organizations around their vision, relationships and personal authority. They become the face of the institution, the final decision-maker and, eventually, the person everyone turns to whenever something important needs to happen.