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The School Bus Test is a simple metaphor. If a founder or leader of an organization were to be hit by a school bus, would the organization continue to thrive at the same pace without them at the helm? So many organizations are built on the force of a single personality that their departure can cause significant disruption. The question isn’t if it happens—all founders eventually leave or die— it’s just a question of when and how prepared the organization is for the inevitable departure. The challenge isn’t to cling to the leader; it’s to find effective ways to keep the founding vision alive forever.

Excerpted from Pg 187 of ‘Start with Why’ by Simon Sinek