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Fire Yourself Exercise
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Last discussed Nov 10, 2026
An annual reflection exercise: ask what obvious moves your successor would make if you were fired tomorrow, then ask why you aren't making them.
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Jon McNeill · Nov 10, 2026
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Used for: Annual leadership reset to identify obvious overdue changes
Praised: Surfaces changes avoided out of fear; refreshes the leadership team
"This came from Calvin McDonald, who was the CEO of Lululemon at the time. If I was hit by a bus tomorrow or if I was fired, what are the immediately obvious things that my successor would do? And then he would ask himself, why aren't you doing thi..."
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