Succession Stories EP236: Stop Delegating. Start Offboarding, with Michèle Hecken, Author of The Art of Offboarding

Succession Stories EP236: Stop Delegating. Start Offboarding, with Michèle Hecken, Author of The Art of Offboarding

Succession Stories EP236: Stop Delegating. Start Offboarding, with Michèle Hecken, Author of The Art of OffboardingLaurie Barkman
Published on: 09/28/2026

Michèle Hecken built a global company, ran it 4–10 hours a week for 15 years, and sold it for 7x EBITDA — all cash. She joins Laurie Barkman to reveal why delegation fails and what offboarding actually means.

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