Leadership: What If You Were to Leave?

Few people want to think about this.

Yet, it's more important today than ever because people store critical information in special, often secret places.

The question is: What would people do if you were to die suddenly?

Wait, before you rush off, here are three important considerations.

1) Passwords.

Most people have dozens, maybe hundreds of passwords. Many of these are for accounts that may need to be closed because they're set up to collect money. These include subscriptions, auto-payments, and scheduled donations.

Action: Make sure that a trusted relative or friend can find and access these passwords. Then give them instructions on which ones will need to be closed. Set a special flag in your password database to identify those records that warrant attention.

2) Calendar.

Most people keep a calendar in their computer, iPhone, or other such device. Some people have many calendars located in different places, such as their work computer, their laptop, their home computer, and so on.

Obviously, commitments on your calendar need to be canceled. Similarly, the people who are expecting you to do something need to be told that you're no longer here.

Action: Make sure that someone can find your calendars. Keep others informed about your plans and activities.

3) Contacts.

Most people have an extensive contact database. This contains their entire business and personal world. Thus, it's a valuable resource that relatives and friends can use to close out your affairs.

Action: Make sure that someone can find your contact database. Show them how to use it and find your primary contacts. Provide instructions on what to do with key contacts. Create a field in the database that includes these instructions.

Key Point: One part of effective life management is providing for the future . . . even after you're no longer part of it.

Much success,

Steve Kaye

714-528-1300

Author, Speaker, IAF Certified Professional Facilitator

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