What JP Morgan Chase Can Teach Us About Succession Planning

What happens if the unthinkable happens?
If you ask a CEO, Business Owner, or Leader, what keeps them up at night? One answer on top of every leader’s list is, “what will happen to my business if the unthinkable happened to me?”  That worry became a reality for JP Morgan Chase CEO, Jami Dimon, as they rushed him to the hospital for emergency heart surgery.
Arguably one of the most influential leaders in the banking industry today, Diamon is recovering at a New York Hospital. While he is doing well, it is uncertain if and when he will return to work—leaving the business community to wonder who is at the helm at this particularly challenging time.
There is much to be learned from Jami Dimon’s leadership and how the crisis played out. This was not the first health scare the team at JP Morgan Chase has had to endure. In 2014, Dimon discovered