There is a question most senior leaders avoid asking until it is too late.

Is your successor ready?

Jeff Newell is the President of Mouser Electronics, a global distribution business with more than 4,000 employees, customers in 223 countries, and 1,200 manufacturer partners. He stepped into the President seat in 2025 after replacing a leader who ran Mouser for 36 years.

The succession was clean because the bench was built.

That did not happen by accident.

In this week's episode, Jeff sits down with me to talk about what leadership actually looks like at the top of a global business. He is a servant leader. He does not put himself on a pedestal. He believes the readiness of your successor is the most accurate signal of whether you are ready for your next role.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why building your successor is the real leadership test
• How to give feedback without making it personal
• Why servant leadership still wins at the top of a global business
• How to step into a long-tenured leader's role without rattling a successful company
• Why being open about your own mistakes builds more trust than hiding them
• How to read industry cycles before they roll over
• Why staying open is the career move most senior leaders stop making

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If you run a global business, lead a senior team, or are quietly building who comes next, this one will feel familiar fast!

Stay curious. Keep learning.

Sannah

P.S. If you have ever wondered whether you are doing the work that actually grows people on your team, this one will land.