Succession Planning
“All that you touch you Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change.” Octavia Butler’s words still ring true – especially for a world of changemakers who are constantly building, shifting, and creating new systems and initiatives to address pressing issues of our time.
In Succession Planning, a community of practice for students who see themselves in transition (from organizations, ideas, or collaborations), students will be encouraged to think about the lifespan of a project or idea and how it lives beyond their individual participation. Over five sessions, students will discuss strategies and tools for making organizational transition thoughtful and sustainable.
Change is inevitable, so meet it head on by developing best practices to ensure your transition is meaningful for yourself, your community, and the outcomes you hope to see in the world.
This community of practice will be facilitated by Swati Apte, Co-Founder of The Arts Quotient.
Who Can Join: All Barnard students can apply, with a preference for those making organizational transitions within the next 6-9 months.
The Commitment: Tuesday evenings from 7pm - 8:30pm (Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27, March 5). This is a virtual community of practice; all meetings will be held over Zoom.
The Perks: Participants will receive a $100 stipend, a supportive community, and guidance from an expert facilitator.
The interest form to join the Spring 2024 cohort is now closed.
Meet our Guest Expert!
Swati Apte | Guest Expert
Swati Apte is the co-founder of The Arts Quotient (TAQ), a leadership development firm that works with business leaders, coaching them to lead their organizations effectively. She also brings her leadership work to small community and arts organizations, enabling them to strengthen their teams' capacities and work more strategically. She is particularly passionate about her work with women leaders equipping them to occupy more space in board rooms, in their own authentic style.
Swati is on the board of the Kshirsagar-Apte Foundation and a senior advisor to Educate Girls and the World Monuments Fund. She has published thought pieces regularly in Harvard Business Review, IDR, Business Standard, and TAQ has a new Podcast called Women of Will. Swati holds a Masters in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is also a trained Odissi dancer.
Over the course of 5 sessions, Succession Planning participants will:
- Discuss strategies and tools for making organizational transition thoughtful and sustainable
- Be able to envision the lifespace of a project beyond themselves
- Practice discernment about their identities and impacts on themselves, organizations, and communities
- Join a supportive community of their peers
- Receive guidance from an expert facilitator
- Receive a $100 stipend.
This community of practice will meet virtually on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- February 6
- February 13
- February 20
- February 27
- March 5
The interest form to join the Spring 2024 cohort is now closed.