Title: How to Build a Legacy | Inc.com
Headings: Today’s 5 Must Reads
How to Build a Legacy
This isn't about people just remembering who you were. Here's how great leaders build a legacy that goes beyond fond memories.
Today’s 5 Must Reads

Content: 2. Get off the front line. Take a look at that list of non-negotiables. It won't take root in your organization (and you can't build your legacy) if you're stuck permanently in the weeds managing the day to day detail of your business, division, department, project, group or team. Yes, managers leave legacies too, but they're different. Manager legacies are tactical, anecdotal, of the "do you remember so-and-so...?" sort. We're talking about leaving a leadership legacy--a touchstone to guide future generations. That can't be built from behind a spreadsheet or in the bowels of a powerpoint deck. Find a COO.