What if, realistically, your plan turns out to be “Do nothing of consequence, and let my successor deal with the mess?” You probably don’t want to actually tell people that, even if that’s the way the incentives turn out. (For example, my father works for a company that recently fired its CEO, after some decisions he made turned out to be disastrous. Unfortunately, according to the CEO’s contract, they had to give him a huge severance package if they fired him. Ergo: the company is screwed, but he isn’t.)
What if, realistically, your plan turns out to be “Do nothing of consequence, and let my successor deal with the mess?” You probably don’t want to actually tell people that, even if that’s the way the incentives turn out. (For example, my father works for a company that recently fired its CEO, after some decisions he made turned out to be disastrous. Unfortunately, according to the CEO’s contract, they had to give him a huge severance package if they fired him. Ergo: the company is screwed, but he isn’t.)