How Do I Protect Business Continuity if I, as the Owner Gets the Virus

Succession Planning Design

How can you protect business continuity if you get Covid-19 or someone else in your organization gets sick? From a legal prospective, review your governing documents, do you have a board structure in place, are you meeting regularly, who has authority to make day to day decisions made in the ordinary course of business in your absence? You need one or more key people who will also know the ropes and can work in your absence understanding both the big picture and processing management skills. Granting them management authority before illness happens will help them understand how to serve in this role and the work force will recognize their authority. Identify key staff and make sure they have trained someone in their department on taking on their role in the event of illness or absence.